| First Author | Haury M | Year | 1993 |
| Journal | Oncogene | Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 5 | Pages | 1257-62 |
| PubMed ID | 8479747 | Mgi Jnum | J:4688 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:53171 | Citation | Haury M, et al. (1993) The physiology of bcl-2 expression in murine B lymphocytes. Oncogene 8(5):1257-62 |
| abstractText | Quantitation of bcl-2 gene expression in B-lineage lymphocytes from normal adult mice allows the identification of four cell populations, characterized by successive three- to fivefold increases in average mRNA levels: bone marrow pre-B cells, bone marrow B cells, splenic B cells and long-lived splenic B cells. Thus, in line with previous experiments using overexpression systems, a correlation between longevity and levels of bcl-2 mRNA exists also in the physiology of B-lineage cells. The data are compatible with a quantitative regulation of expression, possibly determined at selective differentiation steps. No difference in bcl-2 expression was detected by comparing splenic IgD+ with IgD- B cells, while distinctly low levels of bcl-2 mRNA were scored in peritoneal CD5+ and CD5- B cells. These observations indicate that the reported persistence of peritoneal B cells may be controlled by mechanisms other than bcl-2 gene expression. |
