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Toll-like receptor 4-mediated signaling regulates IL-7-driven proliferation and differentiation of B-cell precursors.
Cellular & molecular immunology - 1 Mar 2014
Li Qian, Han Dongmei, Wang Wei, Liu Xiaoqing, Sun Xiuyuan, Zhang Jun, Li Rong, Zhang Yu
Abstract excerpt
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is known to be a potent activator of mature B cells by signaling through Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Its impact on early B-cell development, however, is not well defined. When comparing to C3H/HeN mice, TLR4-mutant C3H/HeJ mice showed an increase in the number of pro-B and pre-B cells in the bone marrow. When cultured in the presence of IL-7, the proliferation of pro-B and large pre-B...
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