Regulation of an early developmental checkpoint in the B cell pathway by Ig beta

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作者
Gong, SC [1 ]
Nussenzweig, MC [1 ]
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[1] ROCKEFELLER UNIV,HOWARD HUGHES MED INST,NEW YORK,NY 10021
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10.1126/science.272.5260.411
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Many of the cell fate decisions in precursor B cells and more mature B cells are controlled by membrane immunoglobulin (Ig) M heavy chain (m mu) and the Ig alpha-Ig beta signal transducers. The role of Ig beta in regulating early B cell development was examined in mice that lack Ig beta (Ig beta(-/-)). These mice had a complete block in B cell development at the immature CD43(+)B220(+) stage. Immunoglobulin heavy chain diversity (D-H) and joining (J(H)) segments rearranged, but variable (V-H) to DJ(H) recombination and Immunoglobulin messenger RNA expression were compromised. These experiments define an unexpected, early requirement for Ig beta to produce B cells that can complete VDJ(H) recombination.
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