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A role for the unfolded protein response in optimizing antibody secretion.
Molecular immunology - 1 Jul 2004
Gunn Kathryn E, Gifford Nicole M, Mori Kazutoshi, Brewer Joseph W
Abstract excerpt
Terminal differentiation of B lymphocytes into antibody(Ab)-secreting plasma cells is marked by a sharp rise in immunoglobulin (Ig) biosynthesis that increases demand on the protein folding capacity of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The unfolded protein response pathway (UPR) allows cells to respond to challenging conditions within the ER, in part by the activities of the XBP1 and ATF6alpha/beta transcription...
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