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SUBMITTER: Takaki S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5291696 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Takaki S S Sauer K K Iritani B M BM Chien S S Ebihara Y Y Tsuji K K Takatsu K K Perlmutter R M RM
Immunity 20001101 5
Lnk is an SH2 domain-containing adaptor protein expressed preferentially in lymphocytes. To illuminate the importance of Lnk, we generated lnk(-/-) mice. Whereas T cell development was unaffected, pre-B and immature B cells accumulated in the spleens. In the bone marrow, B-lineage cells were proportionately increased, reflecting enhanced production of pro-B cells that resulted in part from hypersensitivity of precursors to SCF, the ligand for c-kit. Hence, Lnk ordinarily acts to regulate B cell ...[more]