immunoglobulin V(D)J recombination

Term ID

GO:0033152

Synonyms

immunoglobulin V(D)J joining
immunoglobulin V-D-J joining
immunoglobulin V-D-J recombination
immunoglobulin V-J joining
immunoglobulin V-J recombination

Definition

The process in which immunoglobulin gene segments are recombined within a single locus utilizing the conserved heptamer and nonomer recombination signal sequences (RSS). For immunoglobulin heavy chains V, D, and J gene segments are joined, and for immunoglobulin light chains V and J gene segments are joined. 0781735149

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments V(D)J recombination

somatic recombination of immunoglobulin gene segments V(D)J recombination Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: immunoglobulin heavy chain V-D-J recombination immunoglobulin light chain V-J recombination

immunoglobulin heavy chain V-D-J recombination immunoglobulin light chain V-J recombination Show first 5 Terms
inverse participates_in: pro-B cell

pro-B cell Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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