Talk:Cluster of differentiation
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A lot of the information on the sample cd molecules was simply wrong. Suggest checking out the other ones.
Yippee, finally some expansions, including common-sense explanations about some CD molecules. Will there ever be a page on CD117 (c-kit)? For now, most material is on gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
JFW | T@lk 12:33, 9 May 2004 (UTC)
- Sure. But for now, a link/redirect to Tyrosine kinase would do. The last paragraph there on c-kit/CD117 looks pretty good. ;-)
- PFHLai 03:02, 2004 May 10 (UTC)
You've made judicious use of the Edit History!
JFW | T@lk 09:22, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Some important info is missing
The info about CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD7, CD8 is missing. Important because this relates to T cell development and function. Just wanted to remind. --Eleassar777 08:34, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- They were deliberately left out to not give the false impression that CD molecules are all about white cells. Only CD4 & CD8 were briefly mentioned. The short list that followed is intended to show the diversity. However, a complete list with the names (& mostly red-links for a while ...) of all two hundred or so CD molecules may be useful. It can be a new page List of clusters of differentiation, and linked from a yet-to-exist 'See also' section in the page Cluster of differentiation. IMO, T cell development & function deserve their own pages. Please consider 'beefing up' the page on T cells. -- PFHLai 21:24, 2005 Feb 12 (UTC)
- I think at this point that the list of CD molecules has gotten beyond "prominent examples" and is beginning to constitute a list on its own. Should a new article List of clusters of differentiation be created? I think so and may go ahead and do this. People can revert my changes if they'd like. I would be happen to leave a few "prominent" examples though. JeffreyN 05:45, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] 2005
Boys and girls, the Blood this week lists all CD molecules. See here. Sadly, this important document is not available for free. I'm considering mailing the editor. JFW | T@lk 10:22, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
The article in Blood only lists the newly classified CD factors (primarly those numberd 190 and above). Also, while it doesn't help now, it looks like Stanford University's Highwire will be making it available for free in October '06. MarcoTolo 17:39, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] List Name Change
Please note the change of the list from List of clusters of differentiation to List of human clusters of differentiation at the request of an anonymous user (see the history of the article). The original list however still links to the new article. Maybe someone would like to change this to a disambiguous page? Create a list with mouse and other organismal CD linked off the original page? JeffreyN 02:13, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Insufficient context
I think that this article is completely fine for anybody who would actually be interested in cluster of differentiation molecules, as this is really an artificial distinction of cell surface molecules that applies only to biologists. I'm going to delete the warning, and if you want to reinstate it, give reasons why.66.65.7.197 17:17, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What are they?
The article doesn't tell us what CDs actually do! What is their role in the immune system?!
