Identification of the earliest B lineage stage in mouse bone marrow
Identification of the earliest B lineage stage in mouse bone marrow
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DOI:
10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80268-x
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发表时间:
1996-12-01
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影响因子:
32.4
通讯作者:
Hardy, RR
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作者:
Li, YS;Wasserman, R;Hardy, RR
We have identified a very early stage of B lineage cells in the CD45R (B220)(+)CD24 (HSA)(-) pre-pro-B fraction of mouse bone marrow delineated by expression of AA4.1, a molecule found on stem cells and early B lineage cells. These cells are B lineage precursors based on their capacity to generate B lineage cells rapidly in stromal-dependent culture and their expression of high levels of germline IgH transcripts in the absence of Rag-1/2. Half of these AA4.1(+) precursors express low levels of CD4, characteristic of lymphoid progenitors, but few if any have up-regulated CD19, a molecule expressed very early in the B lineage. Furthermore, expression of genes encoding pre-B and B cell receptor components (mb-1, B29, and lambda 5) and transcription factors necessary for B lineage differentiation (BSAP, E12, E47, and Id) provide further support for designating these cells as the earliest B cell precursors.