Antigen-specific B-cell receptor sensitizes B cells to infection by influenza virus

Influenza A virus-specific B lymphocytes and the antibodies they produce protect against infection. However, the outcome of interactions between an influenza haemagglutinin-specific B cell via its receptor (BCR) and virus is unclear. Through somatic cell nuclear transfer we generated mice that harbo...

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Main Authors: Dougan, Stephanie K. (Author), Ashour, Joseph (Author), Karssemeijer, Roos A. (Author), Popp, Maximilian W. (Author), Avalos, Ana M. (Author), Barisa, Marta (Author), Altenburg, Arwen F. (Author), Ingram, Jessica R. (Author), Cragnolini, Juan J. (Author), Guo, Chunguang (Author), Alt, Frederick W. (Author), Jaenisch, Rudolf (Contributor), Ploegh, Hidde (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2015-04-10T17:05:08Z.
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