title: Inducible differentiation and apoptosis of the pre-B cell receptor-positive pre-B cell line.
abstract: The function of the pre-B cell receptor (pre-BCR) during B cell differentiation is not precisely defined. To investigate the pre-BCR receptor activity, we have established pre-BCR-positive pre-B cell lines that are able to differentiate into immature B cells in vitro. Antibody cross-linking of the pre-BCR induced apoptosis and differentiation accompanied with tyrosine phosphorylation. A specific tyrosine-phosphorylated 43 kDa protein (p43) was found down-stream of the pre-BCR. The results demonstrated the receptor function of pre-BCR, which indicates that a ligand-like molecule or a cross-linking structure on the cell surface is possibly present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kudo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017304:Annexin A5 / Q000032:analysis; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D054444:Immunoglobulin Light Chains, Surrogate; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007152:Immunologic Capping; D015851:Interleukin-7 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010766:Phosphorylation; D054420:Pre-B Cell Receptors; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000166:cytology; D045567:VDJ Recombinases
chemical_list: D017304:Annexin A5; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D054444:Immunoglobulin Light Chains, Surrogate; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains; D015851:Interleukin-7; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D054420:Pre-B Cell Receptors; C499311:RAG2 protein, human; C499308:Rag2 protein, mouse; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; C064655:V(D)J recombination activating protein 2; C064658:RAG-1 protein; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; D045567:VDJ Recombinases