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SUBMITTER: Chen S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5038142 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Shuwen S Miyazaki Masaki M Chandra Vivek V Fisch Kathleen M KM Chang Aaron N AN Murre Cornelis C
Molecular and cellular biology 20160926 20
Previous studies have demonstrated that E proteins induce activation-induced deaminase (AID) expression in activated B cells. Here, we examined the role of Id3 in germinal center (GC) cells. We found that Id3 expression is high in follicular B lineage cells but declines in GC cells. Immunized mice with Id3 expression depleted displayed a block in germinal center B cell maturation, showed reduced numbers of marginal zone B cells and class-switched cells, and were associated with decreased antibod ...[more]