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Repertoire-based selection into the marginal zone compartment during B cell development.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Sept 2008
Carey John B, Moffatt-Blue Chantelle S, Watson Lisa C, Gavin Amanda L, Feeney Ann J
Abstract excerpt
Marginal zone (MZ) B cells resemble fetally derived B1 B cells in their innate-like rapid responses to bacterial pathogens, but the basis for this is unknown. We report that the MZ is enriched in "fetal-type" B cell receptors lacking N regions (N(-)). Mixed bone marrow (BM) chimeras, made with adult terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)(+/+) and TdT(-/-) donor cells, demonstrate preferential...
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