Convergent evolution and B-cell recirculation in germinal centers in a human lymph node
Pelissier A, Stratigopoulou M, Donner N, Dimitriadis E, Bende R, Guikema J, Martinez M, van Noesel C. Convergent evolution and B-cell recirculation in germinal centers in a human lymph node. Life Science Alliance 2023, 6: e202301959. PMID: 37640448, PMCID: PMC10462906, DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202301959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerminal centersLymph nodesHuman lymph nodesGC responseHuman LNImmune responseDevelopment of autoimmune diseasesConvergent evolutionB cell clonesB cell recirculationEffective immune responseExpanded clonesLaser capture microdissectionPhylogenetic tree analysisIndividual germinal centersB cellsAutoimmune diseasesAntigen responseMouse modelModel antigenAntigenClonal diversity