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Systematic memory B cell archiving and random display shape the human splenic marginal zone throughout life.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 5 Apr 2021
Kibler Artur, Budeus Bettina, Homp Ekaterina, Bronischewski Kevin, Berg Victoria, Sellmann Ludger, Murke Florian, Heinold Andreas, Heinemann Falko M, Lindemann Monika, Bekeredjian-Ding Isabelle, Horn Peter A, Kirschning Carsten J, Küppers Ralf, Seifert Marc
Abstract excerpt
Human memory B cells (MBCs) are generated and diversified in secondary lymphoid tissues throughout the organism. A paired immunoglobulin (Ig)-gene repertoire analysis of peripheral blood (PB) and splenic MBCs from infant, adult, and elderly humans revealed that throughout life, circulating MBCs are comprehensively archived in the spleen. Archive MBC clones are systematically preserved and uncoupled from...
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