TY - JOUR
T1 - Transcriptional control of B cell development and function
AU - Bartholdy, Boris
AU - Matthias, Patrick
N1 - Funding Information:
We wish to thank lab members for stimulating discussions and Edgar Serfling for critical comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by the Novartis Research Foundation.
PY - 2004/2/18
Y1 - 2004/2/18
N2 - The generation, development, maturation and selection of mammalian B lymphocytes is a complex process that is initiated in the embryo and proceeds throughout life to provide the organism an essential part of the immune system it requires to cope with pathogens. Transcriptional regulation of this highly complex series of events is a major control mechanism, although control is also exerted on all other layers, including splicing, translation and protein stability. This review summarizes our current understanding of transcriptional control of the well-studied murine B cell development, which bears strong similarity to its human counterpart. Animal and cell models with loss of function (gene "knock outs") or gain of function (often transgenes) have significantly contributed to our knowledge about the role of specific transcription factors during B lymphopoiesis. In particular, a large number of different transcriptional regulators have been linked to distinct stages of the life of B lymphocytes such as: differentiation in the bone marrow, migration to the peripheral organs and antigen-induced activation.
AB - The generation, development, maturation and selection of mammalian B lymphocytes is a complex process that is initiated in the embryo and proceeds throughout life to provide the organism an essential part of the immune system it requires to cope with pathogens. Transcriptional regulation of this highly complex series of events is a major control mechanism, although control is also exerted on all other layers, including splicing, translation and protein stability. This review summarizes our current understanding of transcriptional control of the well-studied murine B cell development, which bears strong similarity to its human counterpart. Animal and cell models with loss of function (gene "knock outs") or gain of function (often transgenes) have significantly contributed to our knowledge about the role of specific transcription factors during B lymphopoiesis. In particular, a large number of different transcriptional regulators have been linked to distinct stages of the life of B lymphocytes such as: differentiation in the bone marrow, migration to the peripheral organs and antigen-induced activation.
KW - B cell
KW - Development
KW - Transcriptional
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gene.2003.11.008
DO - 10.1016/j.gene.2003.11.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 14960357
AN - SCOPUS:0442276480
SN - 0378-1119
VL - 327
SP - 1
EP - 23
JO - Gene
JF - Gene
IS - 1
ER -