Differential V region mutation of two transfected Ig genes and their interaction in cultured B cell lines

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2738-2747

  Zhu, Minghua ^a   Nancy, S Green ^a   Rabinowitz, Jennifer L ^a   Scharff, Matthew D ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ELISA spot assay; Fluctuation analysis; Isotype; Mutation; Reversion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSTANT REGION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MOUSE; MUTATION RATE; MYELOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; STOP CODON;

EID: 15844408823     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00634.x     Document Type: Article

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