Article
Bruton tyrosine kinase is tyrosine phosphorylated and activated in pre-B lymphocytes and receptor-ligated B cells.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Oct 1994
Aoki Y, Isselbacher K J, Pillai S
Abstract excerpt
The gene encoding Bruton tyrosine kinase (Btk) is known to be mutated in human X chromosome-linked agammaglobulinemia and in the Xid mouse. This kinase was examined in B lymphocytes before and after antigen receptor ligation and also in pre-B cells. Btk was found to be catalytically activated and tyrosine phosphorylated in response to anti-IgM stimulation in B cells. This kinase is also constitutively...
Topics
- Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase
- Agammaglobulinemia
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes
- Cell Line
- Enzyme Activation
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin M
- Kinetics
- Mice
