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A role for IRF8 in B cell anergy.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Dec 2013
Pathak Simanta, Ma Shibin, Shukla Vipul, Lu Runqing
Abstract excerpt
B cell central tolerance is a process through which self-reactive B cells are removed from the B cell repertoire. Self-reactive B cells are generally removed by receptor editing in the bone marrow and by anergy induction in the periphery. IRF8 is a critical transcriptional regulator of immune system development and function. A recent study showed that marginal zone B cell and B1 B cell populations are...
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