Somatic diversification in the absence of antigen-driven responses is the hallmark of the IgM+IgD+CD27+ B cell repertoire in infants

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 205, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1331-1342

  Weller, Sandra ^a   Mamani Matsuda, Maria ^a   Picard, Capucine ^a,b   Cordier, Corinne ^a   Lecoeuche, Damiana ^a   Gauthier, Frédéric ^c   Weill, Jean Claude ^a   Reynaud, Claude Agnès ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD27 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU CHAIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD CELL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; MEMORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; VACCINATION;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD27; B-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 45149104972     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 00221007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20071555     Document Type: Article

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