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Plasma cell ontogeny defined by quantitative changes in blimp-1 expression.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 18 Oct 2004
Kallies Axel, Hasbold Jhagvaral, Tarlinton David M, Dietrich Wendy, Corcoran Lynn M, Hodgkin Philip D, Nutt Stephen L
Abstract excerpt
Plasma cells comprise a population of terminally differentiated B cells that are dependent on the transcriptional regulator B lymphocyte--induced maturation protein 1 (Blimp-1) for their development. We have introduced a gfp reporter into the Blimp-1 locus and shown that heterozygous mice express the green fluorescent protein in all antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) in vivo and in vitro. In vitro, these cells...
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