ROLE OF THE MECHANISMS FOR ANTIBODY REPERTOIRE DIVERSIFICATION IN MONOCLONAL LIGHT CHAIN DEPOSITION DISORDERS: WHEN A FRIEND BECOMES FOE

Role of the mechanisms for antibody repertoire diversification in monoclonal light chain deposition disorders: when a friend becomes foe

The adaptive immune system of jawed vertebrates generates a highly diverse repertoire of antibodies to meet the antigenic challenges of a constantly evolving biological ecosystem.Most of the diversity is generated by two mechanisms: V(D)J gene recombination and somatic hypermutation (SHM).SHM introduces changes in the variable domain of antibodies,

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TCTP protein degradation by targeting mTORC1 and signaling through S6K, Akt, and Plk1 sensitizes lung cancer cells to DNA-damaging drugs

Abstract Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is expressed in many tissues, particularly in human tumors.It plays a role in malignant transformation, apoptosis prevention, and DNA damage repair.The signaling mechanisms underlying TCTP regulation in cancer are only partially understood.Here, we investigated the role of mTORC1 in regulatin

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