Both B‐1a and B‐1b cells exposed to <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> lipids differentiate into IgM antibody‐secreting cells

Ordoñez, Ciara; P. Savage, Hannah; Tarajia, Musharaf; Rivera, René; Weeks‐Galindo, Cheyenne; Sambrano, Dilcia; W. Riley, Lee; L. Fernández, Patricia; Baumgarth, Nicole; Goodridge, Amador

doi:10.1111/imm.12909

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Both B‐1a and B‐1b cells exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipids differentiate into IgM antibody‐secreting cells

Published in Immunology • Feb 18, 2018

Authors:

Ciara Ordoñez

Hannah P. Savage

Musharaf Tarajia

Abstract

Summary Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The cellular immune response to mycobacteria has been characterized extensively, but the antibody response remains underexplored. The present study aimed to examine whether host or bacterial phospholipids induce sec...

Subject

Antibody

Cardiolipin

CD5

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