Endogenous antigen tunes the responsiveness of naive B cells but not T cells

In humans up to 75% of newly generated B cells and about 30% of mature B cells exhibit some degree of autoreactivity1. Yet, how B cells establish and maintain tolerance in the face of autoantigen exposure during and after development is not certain. Studies of model BCR transgenic systems have highl...

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Main Authors: Zikherman, Julie, Parameswaran, Ramya, Weiss, Arthur
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438375/