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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Individual B lymphocytes normally express immunoglobulin (Ig) proteins derived from single Ig heavy chain (H) and light chain (L) alleles. Allelic exclusion ensures monoallelic expression of Ig genes by each B cell to maintain single receptor specificity. Here we provide evidence that at later stages of B cell development, additional mechanisms may contribute to prioritizing expression of single IgH and IgL alleles. Fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis of primary splenic B cells isolated from normal and genetically manipulated mice showed that endogenous IgH, kappa and lambda alleles localized to different subnuclear environments after activation and had differential expression patterns. However, this differential recruitment and expression of Ig alleles was not typically seen among transformed B cell lines. These data raise the possibility that epigenetic factors help maintain the monoallelic expression of Ig.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1529-2908
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
848-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Centromere, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Clone Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Genes, Immunoglobulin, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Immunoglobulin Light Chains, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11526401-Spleen
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Nonequivalent nuclear location of immunoglobulin alleles in B lymphocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Lymphocyte Development Group, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 ONN, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't