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Unexpected requirement for ZAP-70 in pre-B cell development and allelic exclusion.
Immunity - 1 Apr 2003
Schweighoffer Edina, Vanes Lesley, Mathiot Anne, Nakamura Tetsuya, Tybulewicz Victor L J
Abstract excerpt
ZAP-70, a member of the Syk family of tyrosine kinases, has been reported to be expressed exclusively in T and NK cells. We show here that it is expressed throughout B cell development and that it plays a role in the transition of pro-B to pre-B cells in the bone marrow, a checkpoint controlled by signals from the pre-B cell receptor (pre-BCR), which monitors for successful rearrangement of immunoglobulin heavy...
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