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Arginine methylation of the B cell antigen receptor promotes differentiation

Signals processed through the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) control both the proliferation and differentiation of B lymphocytes. How these different signaling modes are established at the BCR is poorly understood. We show that a conserved arginine in the tail sequence of the Igα subunit of the BCR i...

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Autores principales: Infantino, Simona, Benz, Beate, Waldmann, Tanja, Jung, Manfred, Schneider, Robert, Reth, Michael
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2856019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20231378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20091303
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Sumario:Signals processed through the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) control both the proliferation and differentiation of B lymphocytes. How these different signaling modes are established at the BCR is poorly understood. We show that a conserved arginine in the tail sequence of the Igα subunit of the BCR is methylated by the protein arginine methyltransferase 1. This modification negatively regulates the calcium and PI-3 kinase pathways of the BCR while promoting signals leading to B cell differentiation. Thus, Igα arginine methylation can play an important role in specifying the outcome of BCR signaling.