Innate and adaptive signals enhance differentiation and expansion of dual-antibody autoreactive B cells in lupus

Autor: Allison Sang, Thomas Danhorn, Jacob N. Peterson, Andrew L. Rankin, Brian P. O’Connor, Sonia M. Leach, Raul M. Torres, Roberta Pelanda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06293-z
Popis: Conventional B cells express clonally specific antigen receptors, but a small subset of B cells from patients and mice with systematic lupus erythematosus simultaneously expresses two distinct antigen receptors. Here the authors show that these dual-specificity B cells have higher levels of MHC-II, depend on IL-21 for expansion, and mount stronger memory response.
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