The Notch family of evolutionarily conserved proteins regulates a broad spectrum of cell-fate decisions and differentiation processes during fetal and post-natal development. The best characterized role of Notch signaling during mammalian hematopoiesis and lymphopoiesis is the essential function of
Role of Btk in B cell development and signaling
โ Scribed by Stephen Desiderio
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 669 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-7915
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โฆ Synopsis
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), the target of inactivating mutations in X-linked immunodeficiency diseases of mice and humans, is essential for normal B cell responsiveness. Recent studies have outlined a mechanism for the activation of Btk by B cell receptor engagement and have identified proximal and distal targets of Btk action.
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