Re-expression of RAG-1 and RAG-2 genes and evidence for secondary rearrangements in human germinal center B lymphocytes

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3506-3513

  Giachino, Claudia ^a,b   Padovan, Elisabetta ^c   Lanzavecchia, Antonio ^a  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

B lymphocyte; Germinal center; RAG 1; RAG 2; Somatic hypermutation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; LYMPHOCYTE MEMBRANE IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; STOP CODON;

EID: 0031768520     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4141(199811)28:11<3506::AID-IMMU3506>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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