B cells

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf white blood cell
lymphocyte
gptkbp:activatedBy antigen binding
gptkbp:canBe antigen-presenting cells
malignant in leukemia
malignant in lymphoma
gptkbp:cause gptkb:B_cell_lymphoma
autoimmune diseases
gptkbp:deficiencyCauses gptkb:agammaglobulinemia
gptkbp:developedBy hematopoietic stem cells
gptkbp:differentiateInto plasma cells
memory B cells
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Max_Cooper
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:MHC_class_II_molecules
B cell receptor
surface immunoglobulin
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1965
gptkbp:foundIn bone marrow
gptkbp:function mediate humoral immunity
produce antibodies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B cells
gptkbp:interactsWith T helper cells
gptkbp:marking gptkb:CD20
gptkb:CD22
gptkb:CD79a
gptkb:CD79b
gptkb:CD19
gptkb:CD21
gptkbp:maturation bone marrow
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:bursa_of_Fabricius
gptkbp:presentIn gptkb:mucosa-associated_lymphoid_tissue
blood
lymph nodes
spleen
gptkbp:produces immunoglobulins
gptkbp:proliferateIn germinal centers
gptkbp:requires interleukin-21 for differentiation
interleukin-4 for activation
vaccine response
gptkbp:role gptkb:adaptive_immune_system
gptkbp:subspecies follicular B cell
marginal zone B cell
memory B cell
naive B cell
plasma cell
regulatory B cell
gptkbp:target gptkb:rituximab
gptkbp:undergo class switch recombination
somatic hypermutation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:virus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5