Transmission and expression of a specific pair of rearranged immunoglobulin mu and kappa genes in a transgenic mouse line

Nature. 1985;314(6009):330-4. doi: 10.1038/314330a0.

Abstract

Two genes that code for a hapten-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) have been introduced into the mouse germ line. The transgenic antibody represents 10-50% of the serum IgM and is expressed on the membrane of B cells. B-cell hybridoma lines show that a negative feedback inhibition of mu and kappa transgenic products on the immunoglobulin heavy-chain rearrangement is possible.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA, Recombinant
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Genes
  • Hybridomas / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / genetics*
  • Immunoglobulin Light Chains / genetics*
  • Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / genetics*
  • Immunoglobulin mu-Chains / genetics*
  • Mice
  • Plasmids
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Recombination, Genetic

Substances

  • DNA, Recombinant
  • Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
  • Immunoglobulin Light Chains
  • Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
  • Immunoglobulin mu-Chains
  • RNA, Messenger