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Secret sharers in the immune system: a novel RNA editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation

A new mechanism for regulation in the immune system has been identified: a cytidine deaminase is critical for both class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation, revealing an unanticipated link between these two processes.

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Autor principal: Maizels, Nancy
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC138873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11178252
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spelling pubmed-1388732003-03-03 Secret sharers in the immune system: a novel RNA editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation Maizels, Nancy Genome Biol Minireview A new mechanism for regulation in the immune system has been identified: a cytidine deaminase is critical for both class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation, revealing an unanticipated link between these two processes. BioMed Central 2000 2000-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC138873/ /pubmed/11178252 Text en Copyright © 2000 GenomeBiology.com
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Secret sharers in the immune system: a novel RNA editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation
title Secret sharers in the immune system: a novel RNA editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation
title_full Secret sharers in the immune system: a novel RNA editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation
title_fullStr Secret sharers in the immune system: a novel RNA editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation
title_full_unstemmed Secret sharers in the immune system: a novel RNA editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation
title_short Secret sharers in the immune system: a novel RNA editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation
title_sort secret sharers in the immune system: a novel rna editing activity links switch recombination and somatic hypermutation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC138873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11178252
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