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Visualization of the genesis and fate of isotype-switched B cells during a primary immune response.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 16 Jun 2003
Pape Kathryn A, Kouskoff Valerie, Nemazee David, Tang H Lucy, Cyster Jason G, Tze Lina E, Hippen Keli L, Behrens Timothy W, Jenkins Marc K
Abstract excerpt
The life history of isotype-switched B cells is unclear, in part, because of an inability to detect rare antigen-specific B cells at early times during the immune response. To address this issue, a small population of B cells carrying targeted antibody transgenes capable of class switching was monitored in immunized mice. After contacting helper T cells, the first switched B cells appeared in follicles rather...
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