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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
In mice, the absence of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (Tdt) expression during fetal and neonatal life provides a window in development where clones of lymphocytes are generated that provide protective immunity. Introducing premature Tdt activity interferes with the development of these clones and results in an impaired ability to make protective antibodies. Conversely, gene-targeted disruption of Tdt prevents N additions at all stages of T and B-lymphocyte development and promotes the development of fetal-like T and B-cell clones into adulthood, with accompanying alterations in repertoire. The alternative splice forms of Tdt may be necessary to provide regulatory mechanisms to restrict N addition to appropriate stages of the developmental pathways, the details of which are being revealed. The evidence continues to build that Tdt is a key player in influencing the outcome of V(D)J recombination during lymphocyte and repertoire development.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0105-2896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
175
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
150-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Bone Marrow Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Cell Lineage, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-DNA Nucleotidylexotransferase, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Embryonic and Fetal Development, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Genes, Immunoglobulin, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Immunoglobulin Idiotypes, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Immunoglobulin Light Chains, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Nucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Phosphorylcholine, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10933600-Transgenes
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and repertoire development.
pubmed:affiliation
Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology, New Jersey, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review