Both E12 and E47 allow commitment to the B cell lineage

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作者
Bain, G
Maandag, ECR
Riele, HPJT
Feeney, AJ
Sheehy, A
Schlissel, M
Shinton, SA
Hardy, RR
Murre, C
机构
[1] NETHERLANDS CANC INST, DEPT MOL GENET, NL-1066 CX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[2] Scripps Res Inst, DEPT IMMUNOL, LA JOLLA, CA 92037 USA
[3] FOX CHASE CANC CTR, INST CANC RES, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111 USA
[4] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT MED, BALTIMORE, MD 21205 USA
[5] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT MOL BIOL & GENET, BALTIMORE, MD 21205 USA
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10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80421-5
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 [免疫学];
摘要
The E2A gene products, E12 and E47, are required for proper B cell development. Mice lacking the E2A gene products generate only a very small number of 8220(+) cells, which lack immunoglobulin DJ(H) rearrangements. We have now generated mice expressing either E12 or E47. B cell development in mice expressing E12 but lacking E47 is perturbed at the pro-B cell stage, and these mice lack IgM(+)B220(+) B cells in both bone marrow and spleen. IgM(+)B220(+) B cells can be detected, albeit at significantly reduced levels, in the bone marrow and spleen of mice lacking E12. Ectopic expression of both E12 and E47 in a null mutant background shows that E12 and E47 act in concert to promote B lineage development. Taken together, the data indicate that both E12 and E47 allow commitment to the B cell lineage and act synergistically to promote B lymphocyte maturation.
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