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Only VpreB1, but not VpreB2, is expressed at levels which allow normal development of B cells.
International immunology - 1 Jan 2006
Mundt Cornelia, Licence Steve, Maxwell Gavin, Melchers Fritz, Mårtensson Inga-Lill
Abstract excerpt
The surrogate light chain (SLC) consists of the polypeptides lambda5 and, in the mouse, either VpreB1 or VpreB2. SLC associates with BILL-Cadherin and other glycoproteins to form the pro-B cell receptor (pro-BCR) at the pre-BI cell stage, and with the immunoglobulin mu heavy chain to form the pre-BCR at the pre-BII cell stage. The function of the pro-BCR, if any, is unknown, whereas the pre-BCR is crucial for...
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