Cognate interactions between helper T cells and B cells

R. J. Noelle, E. C. Snow

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)361-368
Number of pages8
JournalImmunology Today
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 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.

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)GM28468, GM37767, AI23907
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesR01AI026296

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Immunology

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