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B cells selected for apoptosis in the sheep ileal Peyer's patch have enhanced mutational diversity in the Ig V lambda light chain.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Aug 1996
Maybaum T A, Reynolds J D
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the molecular events associated with B cell apoptosis, we analyzed follicular B cells from the large Peyer's patch (PP) in the sheep ileum. Over 95% of B cells generated in the ileal PP are rapidly destroyed by apoptosis. Ig V lambda sequences from apoptotic B cells were compared with sequence from B cells about to emigrate from the PP. The sequences originated from two germline genes, V lambda 5.1...
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