Abstract
The mechanism by which mammals produce an antibody response after exposure to antigen has intrigued biologists for over a hundred years. Here, Randolph Noelle and Charles Snow review some of the experimental findings since the early 1970s that have advanced understanding of the mechanisms operating during B-cell activation by thymus-dependent (TD) antigens. They also propose a model for B-cell activation that emphasizes the critical role played by direct cellular interactions between B cells and helper T(T(H)) cells and seek to place into perspective the role played by the membrane immunoglobulin (mlg) receptor in cognate responses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 361-368 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Immunology Today |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank our colleagues William Bartlett. Li,a Marshall, Thomas Roszman, Karen Pollok and Mark L~eBenedette for helpful discussion and careful reading of the m~nuscript. This work was supported by grants NIH GM28468, GM37767 and AI26296 to RJN, and grant NIH AI23907 to ECS.
Funding
We thank our colleagues William Bartlett. Li,a Marshall, Thomas Roszman, Karen Pollok and Mark L~eBenedette for helpful discussion and careful reading of the m~nuscript. This work was supported by grants NIH GM28468, GM37767 and AI26296 to RJN, and grant NIH AI23907 to ECS.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | GM28468, GM37767, AI23907 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | R01AI026296 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology