La maduración de afinidad antihomotípica mejora las respuestas de las células B humanas frente a un epitopo

Katharina Imkeller1,2, Stephen W Scally3, Alexandre Bosch3

  • 1B Cell Immunology, German Cancer Research Institute, Heidelberg, Germany.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 9, 2018
PubMed
Resumen

Este estudio revela cómo los antígenos repetitivos como la proteína circumsporozoita del parásito de la malaria (PfCSP) mejoran la protección de los anticuerpos. Las interacciones de anticuerpos homotípicos mejoran la activación de las células B y la afinidad de los anticuerpos, ayudando a la defensa del patógeno.

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