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Transcription factors PU.1 and IRF4 regulate activation induced cytidine deaminase in chicken B cells.
Molecular immunology - 1 Apr 2010
Luo Hong, Tian Ming
Abstract excerpt
The chicken immunoglobulin (Ig) variable region is preceded by multiple pseudo genes. During B cell maturation, the Ig variable region is converted into various pseudo gene sequences, and the diversity of antigen binding site is expanded as a consequence. Ig gene conversion is initiated by a B ce...
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