Ikaros in B cell development and function.

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Date publication

juin 2011

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr CHAN Susan, Dr KASTNER Philippe


Tous les auteurs :
Sellars M, Kastner P, Chan S

Résumé

The zinc finger transcription factor, Ikaros, is a central regulator of hematopoiesis. It is required for the development of the earliest B cell progenitors and at later stages for VDJ recombination and B cell receptor expression. Mature B cells rely on Ikaros to set the activation threshold for various stimuli, and to choose the correct antibody isotype during class switch recombination. Thus, Ikaros contributes to nearly every level of B cell differentiation and function.

Référence

World J Biol Chem. 2011 Jun 26;2(6):132-9