Microarray analysis of IgA-expressing and IgG-expressing B cell subpopulations.
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ABSTRACT: Circulating antibody secreting cells are present in peripheral blood of healthy individuals reflecting continued activity of the humoral immune system. Antibody secreting cells typically express CD27. We describe and characterize a small population of antibody secreting class switched CD19+CD43+ B cells that lack expression of CD27 in peripheral blood of healthy subjects. Class switched CD27-CD43+ B cells possess characteristics of conventional plasmablasts as they spontaneously secrete antibodies, are morphological similar to antibody secreting cells, show downregulation of B cell differentiation markers. In order to further characterize the cells in comparison to other B cell subtypes we performed gene expression studies. RNA was isolated from sort-purified IgA-expressing and IgG-expressing B cell subpopulations [CD27+CD43-, CD27+CD43+, CD27-CD43-, CD27-CD43+] obtained from 3 healthy adults, and microarray analysis was performed. Data from IgA-expressing B cell populations and from IgG-expressing B cell populations were normalized (separately).
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Xavier Bossuyt
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-12406 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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