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The cellular phenotype conditions Btk for cell survival or apoptosis signaling.
Immunological reviews - 1 Dec 2000
Islam T C, Smith C I
Abstract excerpt
Bruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (Btk) was identified as the gene mutated in X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Btk is involved in B-cell receptor signaling and B cell ontogeny as the disease is characterized by a block in B-cell development. Cell proliferation and apoptosis are integral parts of B-cell development. We have demonstrated that overexpression of Btk in HeLa cells led to apoptosis, whereas in B...
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