Germinal Center Initiation, Variable Gene Region Hypermutation, and Mutant B Cell Selection without Detectable Immune Complexes on Follicular Dendritic Cells
Hannum L, Haberman A, Anderson S, Shlomchik M. Germinal Center Initiation, Variable Gene Region Hypermutation, and Mutant B Cell Selection without Detectable Immune Complexes on Follicular Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 192: 931-942. PMID: 11015435, PMCID: PMC2193308, DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.7.931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodiesAntigen-Antibody ComplexB-LymphocytesDendritic Cells, FollicularFemaleGenes, ImmunoglobulinGerminal CenterHaptensImmunoglobulin lambda-ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataNitrophenolsPhenylacetatesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellA 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