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Identification of an Essential Cytoplasmic Region of Interleukin-7 Receptor α Subunit in B-Cell Development.
International journal of molecular sciences - 25 Aug 2018
Kasai Hirotake, Kuwabara Taku, Matsui Yukihide, Nakajima Koichi, Kondo Motonari
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is essential for lymphocyte development. To identify the functional subdomains in the cytoplasmic tail of the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R) α chain, here, we constructed a series of IL-7Rα deletion mutants. We found that IL-7Rα-deficient hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) gave rise to B cells both in vitro and in vivo when a wild-type (WT) IL-7Rα chain was introduced; however, no B cells were...
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