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Somatic hypermutation of the B cell receptor genes B29 (Igbeta, CD79b) and mb1 (Igalpha, CD79a).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Apr 2003
Gordon Melinda S, Kanegai Cindy M, Doerr Jeanette R, Wall Randolph
Abstract excerpt
Somatic hypermutation (SHM), coupled to selection by antigen, generates high-affinity antibodies during germinal center (GC) B cell maturation. SHM is known to affect Bcl6, four additional oncogenes in diffuse large B cell lymphoma, and the CD95Fas gene and is regarded as a major mechanism of B cell tumorigenesis. We find that mutations in the genes encoding the B cell receptor (BCR) accessory proteins B29...
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