IMMUNOGLOBULINS on the surface of B-LYMPHOCYTES. Their MESSENGER RNA contains an EXON with a membrane spanning sequence, producing immunoglobulins in the form of type I transmembrane proteins as opposed to secreted immunoglobulins (ANTIBODIES) which do not contain the membrane spanning segment.
Synonyms: Surface Immunoglobulin, Immunoglobulins, Membrane-Bound, Immunoglobulin, Membrane Bound, Antigen Receptor, B-Cell, Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell, B-Cell Antigen Receptors, Membrane Bound Immunoglobulin, Surface Immunoglobulins, B Cell Antigen Receptors, Immunoglobulins, Membrane Bound, Antigen Receptors, B Cell, Antigen Receptors, B-Cell, 0, Immunoglobulin, Surface, Membrane Bound Immunoglobulins, Membrane-Bound Immunoglobulins, Bound Immunoglobulin, Membrane, B-Cell Antigen Receptor, Immunoglobulins, Surface, Receptors, Antigen, B Cell, B Cell Antigen Receptor, Receptor, B-Cell Antigen, Receptors, B-Cell Antigen
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1980; for IMMUNOGLOBULINS, SURFACE see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, SURFACE 1975-2005; for MEMBRANE-BOUND IMMUNOGLOBULINS see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, SURFACE 1975-2005 ,1980 (1975)
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