title: Regulation of an early developmental checkpoint in the B cell pathway by Ig beta.
abstract: Many of the cell fate decisions in precursor B cells and more mature B cells are controlled by membrane immunoglobulin (Ig)M heavy chain (mu) and the Ig alpha-Ig beta signal transducers. The role of Ig beta in regulating early B cell development was examined in mice that lack Ig beta (Ig beta-/-). These mice had a complete block in B cell development at the immature CD43+B220+ stage. Immunoglobulin heavy chain diversity (DH) and joining (JH) segments rearranged, but variable (VH) to DJH recombination and immunoglobulin messenger RNA expression were compromised. These experiments define an unexpected, early requirement for Ig(beta) to produce B cells that can complete VDJH recombination.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nussenzweig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D051925:CD79 Antigens; D015870:Gene Expression; D015326:Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain; D018390:Gene Targeting; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007133:Immunoglobulin Joining Region / Q000235:genetics; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009154:Mutation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000502:physiology; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D051925:CD79 Antigens; C497882:Cd79a protein, mouse; C497884:Cd79b protein, mouse; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007133:Immunoglobulin Joining Region; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell