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Human T Lymphocyte Isolation, Culture and Analysis of Migration In Vitro
Published on: June 2, 2010
Adhesion of human B cells to germinal centers in vitro involves VLA-4 and INCAM-110
A S Freedman1, J M Munro, G E Rice
1Division of Tumor Immunology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston, MA.
Abstract:
Human B lymphocytes localize and differentiate within the microenvironment of lymphoid germinal centers. A frozen section binding assay was developed for the identification of those molecules involved in the adhesive interactions between B cells and lymphoid follicles. Activated human B cells and B cell lines were found to selectively adhere to germinal centers. The VLA-4 molecule on the lymphocyte and the adhesion molecule INCAM-110, expressed on follicular dendritic cells, supported this interaction. This cellular interaction model can be used for the study of how B cells differentiate.
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