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Abstract
Recent results emphasize the roles of T-independent antibody response in humoral defenses, for which B1 cells and marginal zone B cells are mostly responsible. We discuss how these cells are activated, migrate, and differentiate into antibody-producing cells in various lymphoid tissues. Based on recent findings in each of these areas of B cell biology, we propose a possible mechanism for peripheral tolerance of autoreactive B cells at target organs.Mesh:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11021805 DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5489.89
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728