Immunoglobulin heavy chain toxicity in plasma cells is neutralized by fusion to pre-B cells.

AUTOR(ES)

Haas, I G

RESUMO

A plasma cell hybridoma frequently loses its immunoglobulin heavy (H) chain spontaneously but rarely is production of its light (L) chain lost. Upon fusion to a pre-B-cell hybridoma that produces no Ig chain, the L chain is frequently lost. In cells without the L chain the H chain, which is derived from the plasma cell, is not chemically modified. Our results indicate that, in pre-B cells, but not in plasma cells, there must be a mechanism that neutralizes the toxic effect of free H chain.

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