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  • Title: Deregulated c-fos modulates B cell responses to switch mediators.
    Author: Koizumi T, Ochi Y, Imoto S, Sakai N, Takao S, Kobayashi S, Matsuoka M, Sakano H, Rüther U, Tokuhisa T.
    Journal: Cell Immunol; 1993 Jun; 149(1):82-90. PubMed ID: 7685662.
    Abstract:
    We examined effects of deregulated c-fos on the proliferation and differentiation of B cells in vitro, using splenic B cells from H2-c-fos transgenic mice. When these cells were cultured with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plus recombinant interleukin 4 (rIL-4) (10(4) U/ml), the proliferative response of the B cells was augmented with any dose of LPS used. This augmented proliferation resulted in an increase in IgG1 production in the culture, at the lower concentrations of LPS (< 2.5 micrograms/ml). However, H2-c-fos B cells did not produce IgG1 in the culture at higher concentrations of LPS (> 5 micrograms/ml) probably due to the perturbation of B cell differentiation to antibody-forming cells. These results suggest that the deregulated expression of c-fos modulates the proliferation and differentiation of B cells stimulated with LPS plus rIL-4.
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