EXPRESSION OF J-CHAIN RNA IN CELL-LINES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT STAGES OF LYMPHOCYTE-B DIFFERENTIATION
EXPRESSION OF J-CHAIN RNA IN CELL-LINES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT STAGES OF LYMPHOCYTE-B DIFFERENTIATION
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(81)90132-x
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
KOSHLAND, ME
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作者:
MATHER, EL;ALT, FW;KOSHLAND, ME
During B cell differentiation to pentamer IgM secretion, synthesis of the pentamer joining component, the J chain, is initiated. The mechanism for initiating J chain synthesis was studied by analyzing murine [neoplastic] cell lines representing different stages in B cell differentiation. The expression of functional J chain mRNA was evaluated by cell-free translation and specific immunoprecipitation of a J chain product. The expression of precursor mRNA was examined by hybridization with a J chain probe obtained by molecular cloning of c[complementary]DNA. No J chain-specific RNA was demonstrated in a lymphoma line representative of an undifferentiated B lymphocyte. The following 3 species of J chain RNA were identified in hybrid cell lines representative of IgM-secreting plasma cells: a mature message of approximately 1.5 kb [kilobase] and 2 minor components of 2.5 and 0.92 kb. The encounter of a B cell with antigen or mitogen must therefore trigger events that effect transcription of J chain sequences or their intranuclear stabilization.