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  • Title: Status of kappa L chain gene rearrangements and c-kit and IL-7 receptor expression in stromal cell-dependent pre-B cells.
    Author: Henderson AJ, Narayanan R, Collins L, Dorshkind K.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1992 Sep 15; 149(6):1973-9. PubMed ID: 1381391.
    Abstract:
    Studies from several laboratories have provided evidence that distinct stromal cell-derived signals are involved in the maturation of pre-B cells into surface Ig expressing B lymphocytes. In order to define the stage of development at which these stimuli act, various polymerase chain reaction strategies were used to characterize the status of kappa L chain gene rearrangements in nontransformed, stromal cell dependent pre-B cells. These cells were obtained from lymphoid colonies whose growth was potentiated by factors from a stromal cell line. kappa L chain genes in cells from many of these colonies were rearranged, and analysis of the Jk genes used indicated a bias toward the most 3' loci. However, the use of a reverse transcriptase PCR strategy failed to detect mature kappa transcripts, indicating that stromal cell mediators exist that allow pre-B cells to progress to the stage at which L chain genes are rearranged but not expressed. Reverse transcriptase PCR further revealed that no transcripts for c-kit (the receptor for kit-ligand) and the IL-7R could be detected in these cells. This suggests that these receptors are no longer expressed by the time cells have undergone kappa rearrangements and minimize a role for stromal cell-derived kit-ligand and IL-7 in mediating the pre-B to B cell transition.
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