immune system
• intestinal IgA levels are reduced
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• 100-fold increase in dimeric serum IgA levels
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• slight elevation in intestinal IgG levels
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• increase in the number of IgA antibody secreting cells (ASC) in the intestinal lamina propria, spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes
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• mutants are unable to secrete dimeric IgA into the mucosal lumen and thus accumulate polymeric IgA in serum
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digestive/alimentary system
• 2-fold increase in blast cell populations in the intestinal lamina propria
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hematopoietic system
• intestinal IgA levels are reduced
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• 100-fold increase in dimeric serum IgA levels
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• slight elevation in intestinal IgG levels
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