immune system
• proliferative responses to intact hen egg lysozyme (HEL) protein antigen are reduced in mutants, but immunized mice challenged secondarily with HEL46-61 peptide show similar response to wild-type mice
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• B cell maturation is defective
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• higher percentages of immature B cells lacking surface IgD and CD23 expression
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• dendritic cells show reduced class II surface expression in overnight culture compared to wild-type
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• spleen cells effectively function as stimulators for allogeneic T cells, eliciting strong mixed lymphocyte responses
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hematopoietic system
• proliferative responses to intact hen egg lysozyme (HEL) protein antigen are reduced in mutants, but immunized mice challenged secondarily with HEL46-61 peptide show similar response to wild-type mice
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• B cell maturation is defective
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• higher percentages of immature B cells lacking surface IgD and CD23 expression
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cellular
• proliferative responses to intact hen egg lysozyme (HEL) protein antigen are reduced in mutants, but immunized mice challenged secondarily with HEL46-61 peptide show similar response to wild-type mice
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