Term Name: | isotype switching to IgE isotypes |
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Synonyms: | class switch recombination to IgE isotypes, class switching to IgE isotypes, isotype switch recombination 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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048289] QuickGO AmiGO |