pre-B cell

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Cell in the B-lymphocyte lineage that has rearranged heavy chain but not light chain genes; it expresses surrogate light chains and \(\upmu\) heavy chain at its surface in conjunction with immunoglobulins Ig _012643_ and Ig _012644_. All these molecules comprise the pre-B-cell receptor (pre-BCR).
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1233 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'pre-B cell' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13595 RIS BibTex EndNote
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