ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS BCR BSA BRG

ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS
In addition to standard abbreviations for metric measurements (e.g., ml) and
chemical symbols (e.g., H 20 2), the abbreviations and acronyms listed below
have been used in this text:
A
Ab
AP-l
APC
ATP
adenine
antibody
activator protein 1
antigen presenting cell
adenosine triphosphate
BCR
BRE
BSA
BRG
B cell receptor
TFIIB recognition element
bovine serum albumin
brahma related gene
brahma complex
base pair
C
CHRAC
CTD
CTLA
cytosine
CREB-binding protein
cyclin dependent kinase
complementary DNA
CCAAT enhancer-binding protein
cluster of differentiation
chromatin immuno-precipitation
chromatin accessibility complex
carboxy terminal domain
cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen
dNTP
DMEM
DMSO
DPE
DTT
deoxynucleoside triphosphate
Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium
dimethyl sulfoxide
downstre'am promoter element
dithiothreitol
EDTA
EGFP
EGTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Enhanced green fluorescent protein
ethylene glycol-O,O'-bis(2-aminoethyl)-N,N,N',N'tetraacetic acid
extracellular-signal regulated kinase
electrophoretic mobility shift assay
fluorescence-activated cell sorter
fetal bovine serum
BRM
Bp
CBP
Cdk
eDNA
CIEBP
CD
ChIP
ERK
EMSA
FAtS
FBS
FITC
fluorescein isothiocyanate
~-gal
~-galactosidase
G
GFP
GTF
guamne
green fluorescent protein
general transcription factor
HAT
HEPES
HMG
HNF
histone acetyltransferase
histone deacetylase
N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N'-2-ethanesulfonic acid
high mobility group
hepatocyte nuclear factors
ICAM
intercellular adhesion molecule
IFN-~
interferon-~
Ig
IL
Inr
IRF
ISWI
immunoglobulin
interleukin
initiator elements
interferon regulatory factor
imitation switch
kDa
kilodalton
kilobases
LFA
LM-PCR
LPS
leukocyte function-associated antigen
ligation mediated PCR
lipopolysaccharide
MHC
MNase
mRNA
MTE
major histocompatibility complex
micrococcal nuclease
messenger RNA
motif ten element
HDAC
kb
NF-l
NF-KB
Nt
NTP(s)
';NUC
.
NURF
nuclear factor-l
nuclear factor-K of activated B cells
nucleotide
nucleoside triphosphate( s)
nucleosome
nucleosome remodeling factor
PAGE
PBS
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
phosphatebuffered saline
p300/CBP-associated factor
polymerase chain reaction
preinitiation complex
.~,
P/CAF
PCR
PIC
PMSF
PNK
Pol II
phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
polynucleotide kinase
polymerase II
RACE
RNA
RPMI
RT
RT-PCR
rapid amplification of cDNA ends
ribonucleic acid
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
reverse transcriptase
reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
SAGA
SDS
SSC
SWIISNF
Spt-Ada-Gcn5- acetyltransferase
sodium dodecyl sulfate
standard saline citrate
switching/sucrose non-fermenting
TAF
TBE
TBP
TCR
TdT
TE
TFII
TFTC
TRF
tRNA
TS
TSA
TBP-assocaited factor
tris-borate-EDTA
TATA-box binding protein
T-cell receptor
terminal deoxytransferase
Tris-EDTA
transcription factor for Pol II
TBP free TAFII containing
TFIID-realted factor
transfer RNA
transcription start site
trichostatin A
U
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Single Letter Code for NucIeotides
W
R
K
y
S
M
H
V
'B
D
N
-
-
-
AorT
AorG
GorT
CorT
CorG
AorC
AorC orT
AorC orG
C orG orT
AorGorT
A orC orGorT