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Premature replacement of μ with α immunoglobulin chains impairs lymphopoiesis and mucosal homing but promotes plasma cell maturation
28 Jan 2010
Abstract excerpt
Sequentially along B cell differentiation, the different classes of membrane Ig heavy chains associate with the Ig alpha/Ig beta heterodimer within the B cell receptor (BCR). Whether each Ig class conveys specific signals adapted to the corresponding differentiation stage remains debated. We investigated the impact of the forced expression of an IgA-class receptor throughout murine B cell differentiation by...
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