The regulation of gut mucosal IgA B-cell responses: Recent developments

Mucosal Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1361-1374

  Lycke, N Y ^a   Bemark, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APRIL PROTEIN; B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 21; RETINOIC ACID; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; VACCINE;

ALCALIGENES; B CELL RECEPTOR SIGNALING; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TFH CELL; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; VACCINES;

EID: 85031755492     PISSN: 19330219     EISSN: 19353456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mi.2017.62     Document Type: Review

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