Microbiology and Immunology 2500A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bacterial Capsule, Immunoglobulin Class Switching, Immunology

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B cells originate from hematopoietic stem cells and arise from lymphoid progenitor cells in the bone marrow. B cells further develop in secondary lymphoid tissue after binding to a: Protein antigen + helper t cell (t-cell dependant response: generate short-lived plasma cells, long-lived plasma cells, memory b cells (develop memory) Non-protein antigen (t-cell independent response: generate short-lived plasma cells only (no memory) Na ve b cell is round and mostly nucleus with very little cytoplasm. Effector b cell (plasma cell) is much larger, egg-shaped and a lot more cytoplasm. Memory is not well understood in adaptive immunity, particularly b cell immunity: morphology of na ve b cell vs memory b cell is identical. Up to 10 or 15 years ago, there was no identifying marker distinguishing the two: we are learning a lot about it but there are still more questions. Plasma cells secrete b cell receptor (bound ig molecule) >> antibody (soluble ig molecule)

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