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ReviewImmunological reviews2010

Allelic exclusion of immunoglobulin genes: models and mechanisms.

Christian Vettermann, Mark S Schlissel

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
90citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christian VettermannDivision of Immunology & Pathogenesis, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Mark S Schlissel
University of California, Berkeley · US

Funding

The Regulation of B Lymphocyte DevelopmentR01HL048702 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI SCHLISSEL, MARK S. · 1994 to 2011
$4.1M
Biochemistry and Regulation of V(D)J RecombinationR37AI040227 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI SCHLISSEL, MARK S. · 2005 to 2012
$3.0M
c-Abl and PKC-eta in Cell Development and LeukemiaR01AI057487 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI SCHLISSEL, MARK S. · 2004 to 2008
$1.8M
BIOCHEMISTRY AND REGULATION OF V(D)J RECOMBINATIONR01AI040227 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI SCHLISSEL, MARK S. · 1996 to 2004
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL48702NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL048702NIAID NIH HHS AI40227NIAID NIH HHS AI57487NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI040227NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI057487NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI040227
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The allelic exclusion of immunoglobulin (Ig) genes is one of the most evolutionarily conserved features of the adaptive immune system and underlies the monospecificity of B cells. While much has been learned about how Ig allelic exclusion is established during B-cell development, the relevance of monospecificity to B-cell function remains enigmatic. Here, we review the theoretical models that have been proposed to explain the establishment of Ig allelic exclusion and focus on the molecular mechanisms utilized by developing B cells to ensure the monoallelic expression of Ig kappa and Ig lambda light chain genes. We also discuss the physiological consequences of Ig allelic exclusion and speculate on the importance of monospecificity of B cells for immune recognition.

Indexed as

AllelesGenes, ImmunoglobulinModels, ImmunologicalAnimalsB-LymphocytesHumansImmunoglobulin gamma-ChainsImmunoglobulin lambda-ChainsImmunoglobulin gamma-ChainsImmunoglobulin lambda-Chains

Identifiers

PMID20727027
PMCPMC2928156
OpenAlexW1502342189

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