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SUBMITTER: Suchanek O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625551 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suchanek Ondrej O Ferdinand John R JR Tuong Zewen K ZK Wijeyesinghe Sathi S Chandra Anita A Clauder Ann-Katrin AK Almeida Larissa N LN Clare Simon S Harcourt Katherine K Ward Christopher J CJ Bashford-Rogers Rachael R Lawley Trevor T Manz Rudolf A RA Okkenhaug Klaus K Masopust David D Clatworthy Menna R MR
Nature communications 20231104 1
B cells play a central role in humoral immunity but also have antibody-independent functions. Studies to date have focused on B cells in blood and secondary lymphoid organs but whether B cells reside in non-lymphoid organs (NLO) in homeostasis is unknown. Here we identify, using intravenous labeling and parabiosis, a bona-fide tissue-resident B cell population in lung, liver, kidney and urinary bladder, a substantial proportion of which are B-1a cells. Tissue-resident B cells are present in neon ...[more]