name GO_0035369 namespace http://purl.org/obo/owl/GO# parent GO_0043234 parent GO_0044425 hasOBONamespace [] cellular_component label [en] pre-B cell receptor complex comment [] Despite its name, the pre-BCR is not a receptor complex, as it appears to provide a low level of signal not dependent on a ligand, but rather simply on correct assembly of the complex as a measure for correct Ig heavy chain recombination and folding. A significant proportion of pre-BCR complexes fail to reach the cell surface, and in some cases may provide their signaling function from the trans-Golgi network or lysosome.