Efficient generation of B lymphocytes by recognition of self-antigens

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2397-2403

  Eschbach, Cathrin ^a,b   Bach, Martina P ^a,b   Fidler, Ingrid ^a,b   Pelanda, Roberta ^c   Köhler, Fabian ^a,b   Rajewsky, Klaus ^d   Jumaa, Hassan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

^c DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Proliferation; Selection; Self reactive

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE MARROW; CELL MATURATION; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE TARGETING; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PRECURSOR CELLS, B-LYMPHOID; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, B-CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79960707615     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201041344     Document Type: Article

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