0 10 Extinction extinction NN 11 13 of of IN 14 28 immunoglobulin immunoglobulin NN 29 33 gene gene NN 34 44 expression expression NN 45 47 in in IN 48 49 B B NNP 50 55 cells cell NNS 56 60 upon upon IN 61 67 fusion fusion NN 68 72 with with IN 73 77 HeLa HeLa NNP 78 83 cells cell NNS 84 86 is be VBZ 87 95 preceded precede VBN 96 98 by by IN 99 104 rapid rapid JJ 105 112 nuclear nuclear JJ 113 122 depletion depletion NN 123 125 of of IN 126 135 essential essential JJ 136 149 transcription transcription NN 150 157 factors factor NNS 158 161 and and CC 162 164 is be VBZ 165 176 accompanied accompany VBN 177 179 by by IN 180 190 widespread widespread JJ 191 203 inactivation inactivation NN 204 206 of of IN 207 212 genes gene NNS 213 222 expressed express VBN 223 225 in in IN 226 227 a a DT 228 229 B B NNP 230 243 cell-specific cell-specific JJ 244 250 manner manner NN 250 251 . . . 253 257 When when WRB 258 272 immunoglobulin immunoglobulin NN 273 274 ( ( ( 274 276 Ig Ig NNP 276 277 ) ) ) 278 288 expressing express VBG 289 290 B b NN 291 296 cells cell NNS 297 300 are be VBP 301 306 fused fuse VBN 307 311 with with IN 312 317 non-B non-b JJ 318 323 cells cell NNS 323 324 , , , 325 327 Ig ig NN 328 338 expression expression NN 339 341 is be VBZ 342 349 rapidly rapidly RB 350 360 suppressed suppress VBN 361 363 at at IN 364 367 the the DT 368 373 level level NN 374 376 of of IN 377 390 transcription transcription NN 390 391 , , , 392 393 a a DT 394 404 phenomenon phenomenon NN 405 411 termed term VBN 412 422 extinction extinction NN 422 423 . . . 424 428 Here here RB 429 431 we we PRP 432 443 demonstrate demonstrate VBP 444 448 that that IN 449 455 fusion fusion NN 456 458 of of IN 459 463 HeLa HeLa NNP 464 469 cells cell NNS 470 474 with with IN 475 481 either either CC 482 489 diploid diploid JJ 490 492 or or CC 493 503 tetraploid tetraploid JJ 504 505 B B NNP 506 511 cells cell NNS 512 513 ( ( ( 513 518 Daudi Daudi NNP 518 519 ) ) ) 520 527 results result VBZ 528 530 in in IN 531 541 widespread widespread JJ 542 552 extinction extinction NN 553 555 of of IN 556 563 several several JJ 564 569 other other JJ 570 571 B B NNP 572 584 cell-encoded cell-encoded JJ 585 590 genes gene NNS 591 595 that that WDT 596 599 are be VBP 600 609 expressed express VBN 610 612 in in IN 613 614 a a DT 615 616 B B NNP 617 630 cell-specific cell-specific JJ 631 637 manner manner NN 637 638 . . . 639 641 In in IN 642 650 contrast contrast NN 650 651 , , , 652 662 expression expression NN 663 665 of of IN 666 667 B B NNP 668 682 cell-expressed cell-expressed JJ 683 688 genes gene NNS 689 693 that that WDT 694 697 are be VBP 698 701 not not RB 702 711 dependent dependent JJ 712 714 on on IN 715 728 cell-specific cell-specific JJ 729 737 controls control NNS 738 740 is be VBZ 741 751 unaffected unaffected JJ 751 752 . . . 753 755 We we PRP 756 760 show show VBP 761 765 that that IN 766 769 the the DT 770 779 molecular molecular JJ 780 792 mechanism(s) mechanism(s) NN 793 803 underlying underlie VBG 804 806 Ig Ig NNP 807 811 gene gene NN 812 822 extinction extinction NN 823 826 can can MD 827 829 be be VB 830 839 explained explain VBN 839 840 , , , 841 843 at at IN 844 849 least least JJS 850 852 in in IN 853 857 part part NN 857 858 , , , 859 861 by by IN 862 863 a a DT 864 868 lack lack NN 869 871 of of IN 872 885 transcription transcription NN 886 893 factors factor NNS 894 898 that that WDT 899 902 are be VBP 903 912 essential essential JJ 913 916 for for IN 917 919 Ig ig NN 920 924 gene gene NN 925 938 transcription transcription NN 938 939 . . . 940 945 These these DT 946 959 transcription transcription NN 960 967 factors factor NNS 968 971 are be VBP 972 978 either either CC 979 982 not not RB 983 991 produced produce VBN 992 995 due due JJ 996 998 to to TO 999 1004 block block NN 1005 1007 of of IN 1008 1021 transcription transcription NN 1022 1024 of of IN 1025 1030 their their PRP$ 1031 1041 respective respective JJ 1042 1047 genes gene NNS 1048 1049 ( ( ( 1049 1054 Oct-2 Oct-2 NNP 1054 1055 , , , 1056 1061 OBF-1 OBF-1 NNP 1061 1062 , , , 1063 1067 PU.1 PU.1 NNP 1067 1068 ) ) ) 1068 1069 , , , 1070 1072 or or CC 1073 1076 are be VBP 1077 1085 rendered render VBN 1086 1094 inactive inactive JJ 1095 1114 posttranslationally posttranslationally RB 1115 1116 ( ( ( 1116 1124 NF-kappa NF-kappa NNP 1125 1126 B B NNP 1126 1127 , , , 1128 1131 E47 E47 NNP 1131 1132 ) ) ) 1132 1133 . . . 1134 1136 By by IN 1137 1146 isolating isolate VBG 1147 1152 Daudi Daudi NNP 1153 1154 x x SYM 1155 1159 HeLa HeLa NNP 1160 1173 heterokaryons heterokaryon NNS 1174 1175 a a DT 1176 1179 few few JJ 1180 1185 hours hour NNS 1186 1191 after after IN 1192 1198 fusion fusion NN 1198 1199 , , , 1200 1202 we we PRP 1203 1207 have have VBP 1208 1215 studied study VBN 1216 1219 the the DT 1220 1227 initial initial JJ 1228 1232 fate fate NN 1233 1235 of of IN 1236 1239 two two CD 1240 1241 B B NNP 1242 1255 cell-specific cell-specific JJ 1256 1269 transcription transcription NN 1270 1277 factors factor NNS 1278 1286 involved involve VBN 1287 1289 in in IN 1290 1292 Ig ig NN 1293 1297 gene gene NN 1298 1311 transcription transcription NN 1311 1312 , , , 1313 1318 Oct-2 Oct-2 NNP 1319 1322 and and CC 1323 1331 NF-kappa NF-kappa NNP 1332 1334 B. B. NNP 1335 1339 This this DT 1340 1346 report report NN 1347 1355 provides provide VBZ 1356 1359 the the DT 1360 1365 first first JJ 1366 1379 demonstration demonstration NN 1380 1384 that that IN 1385 1389 upon upon IN 1390 1396 fusion fusion NN 1397 1401 with with IN 1402 1406 HeLa HeLa NNP 1407 1412 cells cell NNS 1412 1413 , , , 1414 1417 the the DT 1418 1425 nuclear nuclear JJ 1426 1434 contents content NNS 1435 1437 of of IN 1438 1439 B B NNP 1440 1454 cell-expressed cell-expressed JJ 1455 1468 transcription transcription NN 1469 1476 factors factor NNS 1477 1480 are be VBP 1481 1489 depleted deplete VBN 1490 1496 within within IN 1497 1498 a a DT 1499 1502 few few JJ 1503 1508 hours hour NNS 1509 1513 with with IN 1514 1522 kinetics kinetic NNS 1523 1527 that that WDT 1528 1531 are be VBP 1532 1534 as as IN 1535 1539 fast fast JJ 1540 1542 or or CC 1543 1549 faster fast JJR 1550 1554 than than IN 1555 1559 that that DT 1560 1562 of of IN 1563 1565 Ig ig NN 1566 1570 gene gene NN 1571 1581 extinction extinction NN 1581 1582 . . . 1583 1587 Thus thus RB 1587 1588 , , , 1589 1592 the the DT 1593 1606 extinguishing extinguishing NN 1607 1616 mechanism mechanism NN 1617 1619 is be VBZ 1620 1629 effective effective JJ 1630 1634 very very RB 1635 1640 early early RB 1641 1646 after after IN 1647 1653 fusion fusion NN 1653 1654 . . . 1655 1657 We we PRP 1658 1665 suggest suggest VBP 1666 1670 that that IN 1671 1681 extinction extinction NN 1682 1684 of of IN 1685 1687 Ig ig NN 1688 1693 genes gene NNS 1694 1696 is be VBZ 1697 1701 part part NN 1702 1704 of of IN 1705 1706 a a DT 1707 1713 global global JJ 1714 1723 mechanism mechanism NN 1724 1728 that that WDT 1729 1739 suppresses suppress VBZ 1740 1743 the the DT 1744 1759 differentiation differentiation NN 1760 1767 program program NN 1768 1775 foreign foreign JJ 1776 1778 to to TO 1779 1782 the the DT 1783 1787 HeLa HeLa NNP 1788 1797 phenotype phenotype NN 1797 1798 . . .