Intrathymic differentiation of natural antibody-producing plasma cells in human neonates

Autor: Hector Cordero, Rodney G. King, Pranay Dogra, Chloe Dufeu, Sarah B. See, Alexander M. Chong, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Siu-Hong Ho, David M. Kalfa, Emile A. Bacha, John F. Kearney, Emmanuel Zorn
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26069-2
Popis: The thymus is known as the organ of T lymphocyte development. Here authors show that terminal B cell differentiation also takes place in the thymus of human neonates, leading to antibody production against commensal and pathogenic bacteria.
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