Identification of Initiator B Cells, a Novel Subset of Activation-Induced Deaminase-Dependent B-1-Like Cells That Mediate Initiation of Contact Sensitivity
Kerfoot SM, Szczepanik M, Tung JW, Askenase PW. Identification of Initiator B Cells, a Novel Subset of Activation-Induced Deaminase-Dependent B-1-Like Cells That Mediate Initiation of Contact Sensitivity. The Journal Of Immunology 2008, 181: 1717-1727. PMID: 18641308, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.3.1717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContact sensitivityB cellsCS initiationInflammatory responseT cell-mediated inflammationProinflammatory T cellsCell-mediated inflammationAdoptive transfer experimentsDelayed-type hypersensitivityAg-specific IgMReceptor gene mutationsSensitized miceVascular activationDeficient recipientsT cellsNovel subsetSomatic hypermutationNovel subpopulationGene mutationsIgMMiceActivation-Induced DeaminaseWT cellsCellsChain gene