Kinetic modeling reveals a common death niche for newly formed and mature B cells.

B lymphocytes are subject to elimination following strong BCR ligation in the absence of appropriate second signals, and this mechanism mediates substantial cell losses during late differentiation steps in the bone marrow and periphery. Mature B cells may also be eliminated through this mechanism as...

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Main Authors: Gitit Shahaf, Michael P Cancro, Ramit Mehr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2830485?pdf=render