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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Serum Globulins > Immunoglobulins > Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell > Pre-B Cell Receptors
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Globulins > Serum Globulins > Immunoglobulins > Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell > Pre-B Cell Receptors
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Immunoproteins > Immunoglobulins > Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell > Pre-B Cell Receptors
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Immunologic > Receptors, Antigen > Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell > Pre-B Cell Receptors

Preferred term

Pre-B Cell Receptors  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Membrane proteins in precursor B-LYMPHOCYTES (pre-B Cells). They are composed of membrane-bound MU IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS in complex with SURROGATE LIGHT CHAINS instead of conventional IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS. Only successful rearrangement of the VDJ segments, at the Ig heavy chain gene locus (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN GENES), will generate mu heavy chains that can pair with surrogate light chains. Thus formation of the pre-B cell receptors is an important checkpoint in the development of mature B cells.

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Entry terms

  • Pre-B Cell Receptor

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In other languages

  • Récepteurs des lymphocytes pré-B

    French

  • pré-BCR
  • préBCR
  • Récepteurs des cellules pré-B
  • Récepteurs des précurseurs des cellules B
  • Récepteurs des précurseurs des lymphocytes B

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