Progressive Upregulation of Oxidative Metabolism Facilitates Plasmablast Differentiation to a T-Independent Antigen

Summary: Transitioning from a metabolically quiescent naive B cell to an antibody-secreting plasmablast requires division-dependent cellular differentiation. Though cell division demands significant ATP and metabolites, the metabolic processes used for ATP synthesis during plasmablast formation are...

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Main Authors: Madeline J. Price, Dillon G. Patterson, Christopher D. Scharer, Jeremy M. Boss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112471830799X