COMPETITION FOR FOLLICULAR NICHES EXCLUDES SELF-REACTIVE CELLS FROM THE RECIRCULATING B-CELL REPERTOIRE

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作者
CYSTER, JG [1 ]
HARTLEY, SB [1 ]
GOODNOW, CC [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV, BECKMAN CTR, SCH MED, HOWARD HUGHES MED INST, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
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10.1038/371389a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Two different approaches to follow clones of B lymphocytes in a diverse preimmune repertoire reveal a new process for eliminating self-reactive cells in the periphery which depends on competition between cells with different specificities. A key feature of this censoring mechanism is the selective exclusion of self-antigen-binding B cells from the normal migration route into lymphoid follicles, resulting in their premature death. This is a striking example of homeostasis by cellular competition for limiting niches and may explain the paradoxical association between immunodeficiency and autoimmunity.
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