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Subject:
Microbiology
Category: Health > Conditions and Diseases Asked by: ruggedbug-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
14 Jul 2005 17:45 PDT
Expires: 18 Jul 2005 12:35 PDT Question ID: 543663 |
What happens if the "D" gene of chromosome #14 is missing? How does it affect the immune system? |
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Re: Microbiology
From: myshkin-ga on 16 Jul 2005 15:29 PDT |
IgD is normally found on the surface of Immature B Cells and helps promote B-cell growth A complete knockout of the "d" section of Chromosome 14 may or may not happen as a disease of humans, however, in labratory testing "IgD knockout" mice have been produced (they have no IgD gene). According to the abstract referenced below, these mice are able to mount a normal immune response to antigens and their B-cells have more surface IgM. However they have 30-50% fewer b-cells in the Thymus and Spleen than normal controls -- this might affect overall immune function. see: Nitschke L, Kosco MH, Kohler G, Lamers MC: Immunoglobulin D-deficient mice can mount normal immune responses to thymus-independent and -dependent antigens. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1993 Mar 1;90(5):1887-91 Reference http://www.bioscience.org/knockout/ref/nitschk.htm |
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