La hipermutación somática regulada mejora la maduración de la afinidad de los anticuerpos

Julia Merkenschlager1,2, Andrew G T Pyo3, Gabriela S Silva Santos4

  • 1Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA. julia_merkenschlager@hms.harvard.edu.

Nature
|March 20, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Las células B optimizan la maduración de la afinidad del anticuerpo ajustando las tasas de mutación durante la división celular. Las células B de alta afinidad se dividen más pero mutan menos, salvaguardando los linajes y mejorando las respuestas inmunes.

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