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1. A Fine Romance: T Follicular Helper Cells and B Cells

Author

King, Cecile

Subjects
*T cells, *B cells, *IMMUNOGLOBULINS, *CELLULAR immunity, *IMMUNE response, *ANTIGENS
Abstract

T follicular helper (Tfh) cells help B cells to generate affinity-matured antibodies. Three papers in this issue of Immunity () provide information about the reciprocal relationship between B cells and Tfh cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011
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2. Tipping the Scales of Selection with BAFF

Author

Cancro, Michael P.

Subjects
*CELLULAR immunity, *B cells, *IMMUNE response, *CELL growth
Abstract

Two recent Immunity papers link peripheral tolerance with the ability of developing B cells to capture BAFF. These findings suggest that an increase in effective BAFF levels leads to autoreactive B cell maturation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2004
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