Identification and characterization of a human V(λ)5 (T1) germline gene that encodes structurally unique λ light chains

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 463-470

  Solomon, Alan ^a   Weiss, Deborah T ^a   Schell, Maria ^a   Ringelberg, Carol ^a   Ch'ang, Lan Yang ^a   Klebig, Mitchell L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

light chain; Bence Jones protein; Gene expression; Gene families; Immunoglobulin; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

BENCE JONES PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA-CHAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030825209     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(97)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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