Generation of memory B cells inside and outside germinal centers

Item Type:	Review
Title:	Generation of memory B cells inside and outside germinal centers
Creators Name:	Takemori, T. and Kaji, T. and Takahashi, Y. and Shimoda, M. and Rajewsky, K.
Abstract:	Germinal centers (GCs) are generally considered to be the sole site of memory B-cell generation. However, recent studies demonstrate that memory B cells can also develop in response to a T-cell-dependent (TD) antigen before the onset, and independently of, the GC reaction. These two classes of memory cells persist equally over long periods of time and attain functional maturation through distinct but related transcriptional programs. Although the development of both memory B-cell types requires classical T-cell help, the generation of GC-dependent memory B cells requires T(FH)-cell help, while the generation of GC-independent memory cells does not. These findings led to the conclusion that B-cell memory is generated along two fundamentally distinct cellular differentiation pathways. In this review, we focus on the GC-independent pathway of memory B-cell development, and discuss how the unique features of memory B cells are maintained in the GC-independent pathway.
Keywords:	B Cells, B Cell Development, Memory Cells, Animals
Source:	European Journal of Immunology
ISSN:	0014-2980
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Volume:	44
Number:	5
Page Range:	1258-1264
Date:	May 2014
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201343716
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