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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5097
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
The ligand for CD40 (CD40L) is a membrane glycoprotein on activated T cells that induces B cell proliferation and immunoglobulin secretion. Abnormalities in the CD40L gene were associated with an X-linked immunodeficiency in humans [hyper-IgM (immunoglobulin M) syndrome]. This disease is characterized by elevated concentrations of serum IgM and decreased amounts of all other isotypes. CD40L complementary DNAs from three of four patients with this syndrome contained distinct point mutations. Recombinant expression of two of the mutant CD40L complementary DNAs resulted in proteins incapable of binding to CD40 and unable to induce proliferation or IgE secretion from normal B cells. Activated T cells from the four affected patients failed to express wild-type CD40L, although their B cells responded normally to wild-type CD40L. Thus, these CD40L defects lead to a T cell abnormality that results in the failure of patient B cells to undergo immunoglobulin class switching.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
259
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
990-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Antigens, CD40, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-CD40 Ligand, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Immunoglobulin M, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:7679801-X Chromosome
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
CD40 ligand gene defects responsible for X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't