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The unique antigen receptor signaling phenotype of B-1 cells is influenced by locale but induced by antigen.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Aug 2002
Chumley Michael J, Dal Porto Joseph M, Cambier John C
Abstract excerpt
Normal animals contain an autoreactive B lymphocyte subset, the B-1 subset, which is controlled by undefined mechanisms to prevent autoimmunity. Using a V(H)11V(kappa)9 Ig transgenic mouse, with a specificity prototypic of the subset, we have explored conditions responsible for the previously reported Ag hyporesponsiveness of these cells. We report that peritoneal V(H)11V(kappa)9 B cells exhibit typical B-1...
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