2011
Germinal Center B Cell and T Follicular Helper Cell Development Initiates in the Interfollicular Zone
Kerfoot SM, Yaari G, Patel JR, Johnson KL, Gonzalez DG, Kleinstein SH, Haberman AM. Germinal Center B Cell and T Follicular Helper Cell Development Initiates in the Interfollicular Zone. Immunity 2011, 34: 947-960. PMID: 21636295, PMCID: PMC3280079, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Very Low Affinity B Cells Form Germinal Centers, Become Memory B Cells, and Participate in Secondary Immune Responses When Higher Affinity Competition Is Reduced
Dal Porto JM, Haberman AM, Kelsoe G, Shlomchik MJ. Very Low Affinity B Cells Form Germinal Centers, Become Memory B Cells, and Participate in Secondary Immune Responses When Higher Affinity Competition Is Reduced. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2002, 195: 1215-1221. PMID: 11994427, PMCID: PMC2193705, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20011550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-forming cellsMemory B cellsImmune responseB cellsB cell antigen receptorT cell-dependent immune responsesCell-dependent immune responsesLow-affinity B cellsH chain transgenic miceMemory B cell populationsHigh affinity competitionSecondary immune responseSpecific immune responseAntigen-specific cellsGerminal center responseSuch B cellsB cell populationsH chain transgeneLate primary responseGerminal centersTransgenic miceCenter responseCell antigen receptorAntigen receptorPrimary response