Identifcation of Human B1 cells

ABSTRACT: The mission of B lymphocytes is considered to reside primarily in immunoglobulin production; however, the success of B cell depletion in autoimmune diseases previously thought to be T cell-mediated suggests that some B cells fulfill other roles in autoimmunity. We examined the recently identified human B1 cell population for T cell stimulatory activity. We found two kinds of B1 cells that are distinguished by multiple surface markers and distinct transcriptomic profiles. In both umbilical cord and adult peripheral blood, the larger of the two, which is CD11b-, constitutes about 90% of B1 cells, whereas the smaller of the two, which is CD11b+, constitutes about 10% of B1 cells. These B1 cell populations differ functionally. CD11b- B1 cells spontaneously secrete much more IgM than CD11b+

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Thomas Rothstein 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-29717 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress