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SUBMITTER: Savitsky D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2118107 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Savitsky David D Calame Kathryn K
The Journal of experimental medicine 20060905 10
B-1 B cells produce circulating natural antibodies that provide "innate-like" protection against bacterial and viral pathogens. They also provide adaptive responses to blood and air-borne pathogens. B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1 (Blimp-1) is a transcriptional repressor that is required for the formation of B-2-derived antibody-secreting plasma cells. In this study, we used mice lacking Blimp-1 in the B cell lineage to show that Blimp-1 is not necessary for the formation or self-renew ...[more]