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Cell Biology of the B Cell Receptor
1st Edition, Volume 123 - May 16, 2014
Editor: Hidde Ploegh
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780128002667
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eBook ISBN:9780128003633
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Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities. Edited and authored by the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for the future.
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Preface
Chapter One: B-Cell Receptor Signaling in Lymphoid Malignancies and Autoimmunity
Abstract
1 Introduction: B-Cell Behavior in Autoimmunity and B-Cell Malignancies
2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
3 B-Cell Malignancies
4 Role of BCR in B-Cell Development and Selection
5 BCR Activation by Antigen
6 Breakdown of Tolerance by BCR Signaling Components
7 Aberrant Signaling Events Downstream of the BCR and Neoplasia
8 Tonic BCR Signaling
9 Antigen-Driven Malignant B-Cell Persistence
10 The Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Breakdown of B-Cell Tolerance in Autoimmunity
11 Contributions of TLR Signaling to Altered BCR Activity in Malignant B Cells
12 Similarities and Differences Between the Study of Aberrant B-Cell Receptor Signaling in Autoimmunity and in B-Cell Malignancy
13 Transnuclear Mice: Filling the Gaps Left by B-Cell Transgenesis
14 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
Chapter Two: A Critical Role for Cell Polarity in Antigen Extraction, Processing, and Presentation by B Lymphocytes
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 B-Cell Activation in Secondary Lymphoid Organs
3 B-Cell Polarity and Antigen Processing and Presentation
4 Extracellular Cues that Tune B-Cell Polarity and Activation
5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
Chapter Three: Force Generation in B-Cell Synapses: Mechanisms Coupling B-Cell Receptor Binding to Antigen Internalization and Affinity Discrimination
Abstract
1 Introduction: Why Do B Cells Make Immune Synapses?
2 Biomechanical Modules in B-Cell Synapses
3 Antigen Binding in B-Cell Synapses
4 Affinity Discrimination in B-Cell Synapses
5 Conclusions and Perspective
Acknowledgment
Chapter Four: The Role of BCR Isotype in B-Cell Development and Activation
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 A Precursor B-Cell Receptor
3 Self-Recognition By the BCR
4 Expression of IgD BCR on Mature B Cells
5 Class-Switched BCRs
6 Importance of BCR Isotype in B-Cell Lymphomas
7 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
Index
Contents of Recent Volumes
No. of pages: 168
Language: English
Edition: 1
Volume: 123
Published: May 16, 2014
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780128002667
eBook ISBN: 9780128003633
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Hidde Ploegh
Affiliations and expertise
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
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