X
This term describes the genetic relationship between
individuals of different species, with respect to antigenicity.
Idiotype Network
Graft-Versus-Host Reaction
tor. Elimination of the XRE-element from a promoter
abrogates the inducibility of the respective gene by
dioxins or other aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists.
Another name for the XRE is dioxin-responsive element, or DRE.
Dioxins and the Immune System
3
Xenogeneic
3
3
XSCID
Conserved short DNA sequence in the promoter regions of many genes, XRE-elements are the binding
site for the ligand complexed aryl hydrocarbon recep-
X-linked severe immunodeficiency syndrome resulting in the loss of B and T lymphocyte function because of the dysfunction of multiple interleukin receptors which share a common protein chain.
Canine Immune System
3
XRE-Element (Xenobiotic Response
Element)