作者: Ursula Storb , Rebecca L. O'Brien , Michael D. McMullen , Katherine A. Gollahon , Ralph L. Brinster
DOI: 10.1038/310238A0
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摘要: Immunoglobulin genes are normally expressed only in cells of the B lymphocyte lineage after a variable (V) and constant (C) gene rearrangement has occurred1. To study control immunoglobulin expression defined situation, we have produced transgenic mice by microinjecting rearranged mouse k (designated pB1-14) into fertilized eggs2. We present here analysis six different k-transgenic lines. All express microinjected completely tissue-specific fashion. Transcripts from pB1-14 found at high level spleen, but undetectable nonlymphoid tissues testis, liver, kidney, heart, muscle, brain thyroid gland. In lymphoid cell subpopulations, transcripts is correlated with relative number cells; there no correlation proportion T lymphocytes. concluded, therefore, that contains target sequences for lymphocyte-specific activation signals override influence integration site.