Germs and germlines: how "public" B-cell clones evolve in the gut

Immunol Cell Biol. 2020 Jul;98(6):428-430. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12340. Epub 2020 May 16.

Abstract

Chen et al. describe how B-cell clones observed in the gut of many different individuals (recurrent or "public" clonotypes) are shaped by the combined influences of common microbial antigens and underlying genomic recombination biases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • B-Lymphocytes
  • Clone Cells
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
  • Germ Cells
  • Germinal Center
  • Humans