ROLE OF CD40-CD40-LIGAND INTERACTION IN LG-ISOTYPE SWITCHING

被引:56
作者
FULEIHAN, R
RAMESH, N
GEHA, RS
机构
[1] The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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10.1016/0952-7915(93)90113-7
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Ig-isotype switching to IgE requires interleukin-4 and a contact-dependent T-cell signal delivered by the ligand for CD40. The recent discovery that defects in the gene encoding the CD40 ligand are the underlying cause of the X-linked hyper IgM syndrome highlights the role of CD40 and its ligand in Ig-isotype switching.
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页码:963 / 967
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