Article
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 w...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibody Affinity
- Antibody Diversity
- Apoptosis
- B-Lymphocytes
- Base Sequence
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Light Chain
- Genes, Immunoglobulin
- Ileum
- Immune Tolerance
- Immunoglobulin Variable Region
