Term Name: interleukin-4-dependent isotype switching to IgE isotypes
Synonyms: IL-4-dependent isotype switching to IgE isotypes
Definition: The switching of activated B cells from IgM biosynthesis to IgE biosynthesis, accomplished through a recombination process involving an intrachromosomal deletion between switch regions that reside 5' of the IgM and IgE constant region gene segments in the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus, that is dependent on the activity of interleukin 4 (IL-4).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035708]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: isotype switching to IgE isotypes
positively regulated by: positive regulation of interleukin-4-dependent isotype switching to IgE isotypes
regulated by: regulation of interleukin-4-dependent isotype switching to IgE isotypes