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Advances in immunology Volume 123 Cell biology of the B cell receptor /
Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecul...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, California :
Academic Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Advances in immunology ;
Volume 123. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Cell Biology of the B Cell Receptor; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter One: B-Cell Receptor Signaling in Lymphoid Malignancies and Autoimmunity; 1. Introduction: B-Cell Behavior in Autoimmunity and B-Cell Malignancies; 2. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; 3. B-Cell Malignancies; 4. Role of BCR in B-Cell Development and Selection; 4.1. Stages of B-cell development; 4.2. Central tolerance mechanisms; 4.3. B-cell selection in the periphery and activation; 5. BCR Activation by Antigen; 5.1. Early BCR events upon antigen binding
- 12. Similarities and Differences Between the Study of Aberrant B-Cell Receptor Signaling in Autoimmunity and in B-Cell Ma ... 13. Transnuclear Mice: Filling the Gaps Left by B-Cell Transgenesis; 13.1. Advantages of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT); 13.2. Using transnuclear mice to study antigen valency and outcomes of B-cell activation; 14. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Two: A Critical Role for Cell Polarity in Antigen Extraction, Processing, and Presentation by B Lymphocytes; 1. Introduction; 2. B-Cell Activation in Secondary Lymphoid Organs
- 2.1. Antigen encounter by B cells2.2. The establishment of the immune synapse; 3. B-Cell Polarity and Antigen Processing and Presentation; 3.1. B-cell polarization upon particulate antigen stimulation; 3.2. Antigen extraction from antigen-presenting cell membranes; 3.3. Processing of antigen-BCR complexes; 3.4. Antigen presentation to helper T cells; 4. Extracellular Cues that Tune B-Cell Polarity and Activation; 4.1. Chemokines involved in follicle patrolling by B cells; 4.2. Galectins and B-cell function; 5. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References
- Chapter Three: Force Generation in B-Cell Synapses: Mechanisms Coupling B-Cell Receptor Binding to Antigen Internalizatio ... 1. Introduction: Why Do B Cells Make Immune Synapses?; 2. Biomechanical Modules in B-Cell Synapses; 2.1. Spreading; 2.2. Clustering; 2.3. Pulling; 2.4. Transport; 2.5. Internalization; 3. Antigen Binding in B-Cell Synapses; 4. Affinity Discrimination in B-Cell Synapses; 4.1. Forces in affinity discrimination; 4.2. Implications for affinity maturation; 5. Conclusions and Perspective; Acknowledgment; References