2009
Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells
Anderson SM, Khalil A, Uduman M, Hershberg U, Louzoun Y, Haberman AM, Kleinstein SH, Shlomchik MJ. Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 7314-7325. PMID: 19917681, PMCID: PMC4106706, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-affinity B cellsLow-affinity cellsGerminal centersB cellsHigh-affinity B cellsHigh-affinity cellsDeath rateHigh death rateLower death ratesImmune responseHigh-affinity AbsB lymphocytesMemory responsesExtracellular pathogensSame AgPrimary responseGC reactionProliferative advantageSimilar ratesSurvivalCellsCell cycleControl of survivalHigh affinityResponse
2000
A B-cell receptor-specific selection step governs immature to mature B cell differentiation
Levine M, Haberman A, Sant'Angelo D, Hannum L, Cancro M, Janeway C, Shlomchik M. A B-cell receptor-specific selection step governs immature to mature B cell differentiation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 2743-2748. PMID: 10688906, PMCID: PMC16000, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.050552997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmature B cellsMature B cellsB cell receptor repertoirePositive selection eventsB cell differentiationReceptor repertoireSelection eventsCell differentiationB cellsChain pairsCell receptor repertoirePeripheral B cellsReceptor specificityTime cellsMajor forceCell fractionCellsAdaptive immune responsesRepertoireConventional B cellsAvailable repertoireSelection stepImmune responseB cell fractionsSignificant skewing