V(H) repertoire in human B lymphocytes stimulated by CD40 ligand and IL-4: Evidence for positive and negative selection mechanisms coupled to CD40 activation

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 17-18, 1996, Pages 1369-1376

  Pinchuk, George V ^a,d   Alexander, Catherine M ^a   Glas, Annuska M ^a   Armitage, Richard J ^b   Milner, Eric C B ^a,c  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d BOGOMOLETZ INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; cellular activation; human; repertoire development

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 39; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; CD40 LIGAND; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CELL CULTURE; GENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD40; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CD40 LIGAND; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; INTERLEUKIN-4; LIGANDS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

EID: 0030299073     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(96)00089-2     Document Type: Article

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