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XB-ART-24553
Mol Immunol 1991 Sep 01;289:985-94. doi: 10.1016/0161-5890(91)90184-l.
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Light chain heterogeneity in the amphibian Xenopus.

Hsu E , Lefkovits I , Flajnik M , Du Pasquier L .


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Three subpopulations of light chains in Xenopus can be distinguished by monoclonal antibodies as well as by electrophoretic mobility on SDS-PAGE, peptide map and cell surface distribution. Analysis of these proteins from LPS-stimulated lymphocytes culture supernatants by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis showed a heterogeneity comparable to that observed for mouse kappa light chains. However, evidence from the selective expression of light chain subpopulations, as well as highly restricted light chain representation in anti-DNP antibodies, supports earlier findings that an antibody response in Xenopus is greatly limited in heterogeneity.

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