Article
Multiple RNA surveillance mechanisms cooperate to reduce the amount of nonfunctional Ig kappa transcripts.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 May 2010
Chemin Guillaume, Tinguely Aurélien, Sirac Christophe, Lechouane Fabien, Duchez Sophie, Cogné Michel, Delpy Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Random V(D)J junctions ensure that the diversity of the Ig primary repertoire is adapted to the vast heterogeneity of Ags. In two-thirds of cases, recombination between variable segments induces a frameshift in the open reading frame and generates a premature termination codon. In B cells harboring biallelic V(D)J rearrangement of Ig genes, transcription is known to occur on both the functional and nonfunctional...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Codon, Nonsense
- Codon, Terminator
- Down-Regulation
- Frameshift Mutation
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Light Chain
- Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
