Innate B cells: oxymoron or validated concept? [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/T4CAVP]
B lymphocytes promote the initial innate interferon response to viral pathogens without the need for antigen receptor activation. B cell dependent IFN production requires the cytokine, lymphotoxin-β. The LTβ pathway is well known to regulate lymphoid organogenesis and homeostasis by differentiating...
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F1000 Research Ltd
2012-08-01
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| Online Access: | http://f1000research.com/articles/1-8/v1 |