Functional immunoglobulin gene rearrangement is a sine qua non for successful B cell development in mammalian bone marrow, but other factors are also important. Studies reported during the past year have contributed new insight into the surface receptor complexes and signaling outcomes that influenc
B-cell development: a comparison between mouse and man
โ Scribed by Paolo Ghia; Edwin ten Boekel; Antonius G. Rolink; Fritz Melchers
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 681 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-5699
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โฆ Synopsis
A common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) patient, who carries mutations on both alleles of the gene encoding the surrogate light chain component lambda 5/14.1, shows a similar phenotype of B-cell deficiency as the lambda 5-deficient mutant mouse. As discussed here by Paolo Ghia and colleagues, this points to a remarkably similar developmental pathway of B cells in humans and mice.
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