PMID: 6983027Sep 17, 1982Paper

Mechanism for signaling initiation and termination of B lymphocyte proliferation induced by anti-immunoglobulin

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
M KernS V Gollapudi

Abstract

Several lines of evidence were explored which taken together indicate that both the initiation and the termination signal for activation of rabbit lymphocytes to synthesize DNA in response to anti-rabbit immunoglobulin occurs at an immunoglobulin receptor on the surface membrane of B cells. Thus, the premature removal of anti-rabbit immunoglobulin by simply washing the cells at the 31st hour of a 48-h incubation period caused a 60% decrease in the induction of DNA synthesis. The addition of rabbit immunoglobulin to compete with B cell surface immunoglobulin for the combining sites on anti-rabbit immunoglobulin yielded a markedly diminished activation. Addition of rabbit immunoglobulin even during the latter part of a pulse label period with [3H]-thymidine was sufficient to result in reduced activation. Finally, insoluble anti-rabbit immunoglobulin at the same nominal concentration as soluble anti-rabbit immunoglobulin also was effective in inducing cells to DNA synthesis. However, it is noteworthy that under the incubation conditions used it was not possible to derive a soluble component from insoluble anti-rabbit immunoglobulin which stimulated DNA synthesis. These data have been interpreted to indicate a need for a continuous...Continue Reading

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Jan 1, 1984·Journal of Cellular Biochemistry·M RamanadhamM Kern

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