作者: Fritz Melchers , Hajime Karasuyama , Dirk Haasner , Steven Bauer , Akira Kudo
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(93)90060-X
关键词: B cell 、 Genetics 、 Immunoglobulin light chain 、 Peptide sequence 、 Gene 、 Chain (algebraic topology) 、 Gene rearrangement 、 Protein structure 、 Biology 、 Cellular differentiation
摘要: The proteins encoded by the VpreB and lambda 5 genes associate with each other to form a light (L) chain-like structure, surrogate L chain. It can Ig-like complexes three partners-the classical heavy (H) chain, DHJHC mu-protein, or newly discovered p55 chain; these are expressed on surface of pre-B cells at different stages development. Here, Fritz Melchers colleagues review structures in mouse their relatives humans, describe pattern expression, speculate possible evolution functions.