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VH1-46 is the dominant immunoglobulin heavy chain gene segment in rotavirus-specific memory B cells expressing the intestinal homing receptor alpha4beta7.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2005
Weitkamp Jörn-Hendrik, Kallewaard Nicole L, Bowen Amber L, Lafleur Bonnie J, Greenberg Harry B, Crowe James E
Abstract excerpt
Memory B cells expressing the intestinal homing marker alpha4beta7 are important for protective immunity against human rotavirus (RV). It is not known whether the B cell repertoire of intestinal homing B cells differs from B cells of the systemic compartment. In this study, we analyzed the RV-specific VH and VL repertoire in human IgD- B cells expressing the intestinal homing marker alpha4beta7. The mean...
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