Intrathymic differentiation of natural antibody-producing plasma cells in human neonates

The thymus is known as the organ of T lymphocyte development. Here authors show that terminal B cell differentiation also takes place in the thymus of human neonates, leading to antibody production against commensal and pathogenic bacteria.

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Main Authors: Hector Cordero, Rodney G. King, Pranay Dogra, Chloe Dufeu, Sarah B. See, Alexander M. Chong, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Siu-Hong Ho, David M. Kalfa, Emile A. Bacha, John F. Kearney, Emmanuel Zorn
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e3974adc67504d398d0283ef6c71a113
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