B cells masquerade as dendritic cells.

Trends Immunol

Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 89 French Street, Room 4272 CHINJ, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. Electronic address:

Published: May 2022

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  • Researchers found that marginal zone B cells (MZBs) can take MHC class II molecules from dendritic cells (DCs).
  • This process occurs during a specific immune response known as a complement-dependent reaction.
  • By using these stolen MHCII complexes, MZBs may enhance or modify T cell activation differently than how dendritic cells do.

Article Abstract

In a recent paper, Schriek et al. show that, in a complement-dependent reaction, marginal zone B cells (MZBs) steal MHC class II (MHCII) from dendritic cells (DCs). Activation of T cells by stolen MHCII complexes potentially allows MZBs to augment or regulate T cell activation in ways that are distinct from DCs.

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