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Experimental studies of the somatic hypermutation of light chain V genes in the ileum of germ-free sheep, in thymectomized animals and in sterile ileum fragments isolated from gut reveal that the accumulation of the mutations on the genes is independent of external antigens and that the pattern of the mutations is similar in all the three experimental and in the control tissues. The hypermutation process targets the replacement mutations in the complimentarity-determining regions. The major V-lambda genes display codon usage specificity with high purine levels at the first two codon bases and low purine levels at the third base.
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The Caenorhabditis elegans kinase suppressor of RAS (KSR) is necessary for the signaling activity of activated let-60 ras and development of the multivulva (Muv) phenotype. Mutations in ksr-1 suppress the Muv phenotype. Mutant ksr-1 genes suppress the Muv phenotype due to mutant kuls12 gene. However, the mutant kuls13 phenotype remains unaffected. The KSR protein kinase is structurally similar to the Raf Ser/Thr kinases. The kinase acts between let-60 ras and the transcription factor lin-1.
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Use of a dimerization-inhibitory monoclonal antibody (MAb) to stem cell factor (SCF) receptor helps identify the fourth immunoglobulin domain that is the site of dimerization of SCF receptor. Deletion of the new domain results in the suppression of signal transduction, prevention of ligand-induced dimerization and also provides information about the correlation between dimer formation and ligand binding. The experimental studies indicate the presence of similar sites in the receptor.f
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