The half-life of RAG-1 protein in precursor B cells is increased in the absence of RAG-2 expression

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作者
Grawunder, U
Schatz, DG
Leu, TMJ
Rolink, A
Melchers, F
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[1] BASEL INST IMMUNOL,CH-4005 BASEL,SWITZERLAND
[2] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,IMMUNOBIOL SECT,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
[3] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,HOWARD HUGHES MED INST,NEW HAVEN,CT 06510
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10.1084/jem.183.4.1731
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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Site-specific recombination of immunoglobulin and T cell receptor gene segments in B and T lymphocytes is dependent on the expression of two recombination activation genes, Rag-1 and Rag-2. Here, we show that RAG-1 protein turnover in pre-B cells depends on the expression of RAG-2. The apparent half-life of RAG-1 protein is increased when RAG-2 is not expressed in differentiating pre-B cells.
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页码:1731 / 1737
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