Colocalization of X-linked agammaglobulinemia and X-linked immunodeficiency genes
Science, 1993•science.org
Mice that bear the X-linked immunodeficiency (xid) mutation have a B lymphocyte-specific
defect resulting in an inability to make antibody responses to polysaccharide antigens. A
backcross of 1114 progeny revealed the colocalization of xid with Bruton's
agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (btk) gene, which is implicated in the human immune
deficiency, X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Mice that carry xid have a missense mutation that
alters a highly conserved arginine near the amino-terminus of the btk protein, Btk. Because …
defect resulting in an inability to make antibody responses to polysaccharide antigens. A
backcross of 1114 progeny revealed the colocalization of xid with Bruton's
agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (btk) gene, which is implicated in the human immune
deficiency, X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Mice that carry xid have a missense mutation that
alters a highly conserved arginine near the amino-terminus of the btk protein, Btk. Because …
Mice that bear the X-linked immunodeficiency (xid) mutation have a B lymphocyte-specific defect resulting in an inability to make antibody responses to polysaccharide antigens. A backcross of 1114 progeny revealed the colocalization of xid with Bruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (btk) gene, which is implicated in the human immune deficiency, X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Mice that carry xid have a missense mutation that alters a highly conserved arginine near the amino-terminus of the btk protein, Btk. Because this region of Btk lies outside any obvious kinase domain, the xid mutation may define another aspect of tyrosine kinase function.
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