450 million years in the making: mapping the evolutionary foundations of germinal centers

Germinal centers (GCs) are distinct microanatomical structures that form in the secondary lymphoid organs of endothermic vertebrates (i.e., mammals and some birds). Within GCs, B cells undergo a Darwinian selection process to identify clones which can respond to pathogen insult as well as affinity m...

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Main Authors: Hanover Matz, Helen Dooley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1245704/full