Increased expression of CD27 on activated human memory B cells correlates with their commitment to the plasma cell lineage

Date

2005

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Avery, Danielle T
Ellyard, Julia
Mackay, Fabienne
Corcoran, Lynn M
Hodgkin, Phillip D
Tangye, Stuart G

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American Association of Immunologists

Abstract

Plasma cells (PC) or Ig-secreting cells (ISC) are terminally differentiated B cells responsible for the production of protective Ig. ISC can be generated in vitro by culturing human B cells with the T cell-derived stimuli CD40L, IL-2, and IL-10. ISC have

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Keywords: CD27 antigen; CD38 antigen; CD40 ligand; interleukin 10; interleukin 2; protein Blimp 1; transcription factor; unclassified drug; X box binding protein 1; antigen expression; article; cell division; cell proliferation; controlled study; human; human cell;

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Journal of Immunology

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Journal article

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