Salmonella Infection Drives Promiscuous B Cell Activation Followed by Extrafollicular Affinity Maturation
Di Niro R, Lee SJ, Vander Heiden J, Elsner RA, Trivedi N, Bannock JM, Gupta NT, Kleinstein SH, Vigneault F, Gilbert TJ, Meffre E, McSorley SJ, Shlomchik MJ. Salmonella Infection Drives Promiscuous B Cell Activation Followed by Extrafollicular Affinity Maturation. Immunity 2015, 43: 120-131. PMID: 26187411, PMCID: PMC4523395, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalB-LymphocytesClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedGerminal CenterImmunoglobulin GLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSalmonella InfectionsSalmonella typhimuriumSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinSpleenConceptsB cell receptorExtrafollicular sitesGerminal centersAffinity maturationInfection of miceB cell responsesB cell activationDetectable antibodiesSomatic hypermutationExtrafollicular responseAntigen microarraysSalmonella infectionAntigen targetsCell activationSalmonella typhimuriumCell responsesBCR specificityFlow cytometryCell receptorMonoclonal antibodiesUndetectable affinityClonal selectionInfectionAntibodiesLaser microdissection