| Literature DB >> 14515988 |
Luigina Tagliavacca1, Tiziana Anelli, Claudio Fagioli, Alexandre Mezghrani, Elena Ruffato, Roberto Sitia.
Abstract
B lymphocytes are small cells that express antigen receptors and secrete little if any IgM. Upon encounter with antigen, they differentiate into short-lived plasma cells, which secrete large amounts of polymeric IgM. Plasma cell differentiation entails a massive development of the endoplasmic reticulum to sustain high levels of Ig production. Recent findings suggest a role for the unfolded protein response in orchestrating the architectural and functional changes during terminal plasma cell differentiation.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14515988 DOI: 10.1515/BC.2003.141
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Chem ISSN: 1431-6730 Impact factor: 3.915