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Antonius G Rolink1, Christoph Schaniel, Fritz Melchers
1Division of Immunology, Pharmazentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH-4056 Basel/Switzerland. antonius.rolink@unibas.ch
Abstract:
In Pax5-deficient mice, B cell development is blocked at the pre-BI cell stage. Like wild-type, Pax5-/- pre-BI cells can be grown long-term in vitro in the presence of stromal cells and IL-7. However, unlike their wild-type in vitro-grown counterparts, Pax5-/- pre-BI cells possess an extraordinary developmental plasticity showing hematopoietic stem cell features such as multipotency and self renewing capacity. Here we review and discuss this in vitro and in vivo plasticity of Pax5-/- pre-BI cells.
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