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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
46
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
B cell maturation and B cell-mediated antibody response require programmed DNA modifications such as the V(D)J recombination, the immunoglobulin (Ig) class switch recombination, and the somatic hypermutation to generate functional Igs. Many protein factors involved in DNA damage repair have been shown to be critical for the maturation and activation of B cells. Rad9 plays an important role in both DNA repair and cell cycle checkpoint control. However, its role in Ig generation has not been reported. In this study, we generated a conditional knock-out mouse line in which Rad9 is deleted specifically in B cells and investigated the function of Rad9 in B cells. The Rad9(-/-) B cells isolated from the conditional knock-out mice displayed impaired growth response and enhanced DNA lesions. Impaired Ig production in response to immunization in Rad9(-/-) mice was also detected. In addition, the Ig class switch recombination is deficient in Rad9(-/-) B cells. Taken together, Rad9 plays dual roles in generating functional antibodies and in maintaining the integrity of the whole genome in B cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1083-351X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
285
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35267-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Antigens, CD19, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Cell Cycle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Gene Rearrangement, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Hemocyanin, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Immunization, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Immunoglobulin Class Switching, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Interleukin-4, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20729201-Mice, Transgenic
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Rad9 is required for B cell proliferation and immunoglobulin class switch recombination.
pubmed:affiliation
National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't