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Role of the extracellular and transmembrane domain of Ig-alpha/beta in assembly of the B cell antigen receptor (BCR).
Immunology letters - 15 Sept 2007
Dylke Janis, Lopes Jared, Dang-Lawson May, Machtaler Steve, Matsuuchi Linda
Abstract excerpt
The B cell antigen receptor (BCR) is expressed on the surface of B-lymphocytes where it binds antigen and transmits signals that regulate B cell activation, growth and differentiation. The BCR is composed of membrane IgM (mIgM) and two signaling proteins, Ig-alpha and Ig-beta. If either of the signaling proteins is not expressed, the incomplete mIgM-containing BCR will not traffic to the cell surface. Our...
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