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Receptor editing and genetic variability in human autoreactive B cells.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 11 Jan 2016
Lang Julie, Ota Takayuki, Kelly Margot, Strauch Pamela, Freed Brian M, Torres Raul M, Nemazee David, Pelanda Roberta
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms by which B cells undergo tolerance, such as receptor editing, clonal deletion, and anergy, have been established in mice. However, corroborating these mechanisms in humans remains challenging. To study how autoreactive human B cells undergo tolerance, we developed a novel humanized mouse model. Mice expressing an anti-human Igκ membrane protein to serve as a ubiquitous neo self-antigen (Ag) were...
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