Immature B cell homing shapes human lymphoid tissue structure and function

J Exp Med. 2024 Sep 2;221(9):e20240085. doi: 10.1084/jem.20240085. Epub 2024 Aug 2.

Abstract

Shortly after the emergence of newly formed human B cells from bone marrow as transitional cells, they diverge along two developmental pathways that can be distinguished by the level of IgM they express and migratory biases. Here, we propose that differential tissue homing of immature B cell subsets contributes to human lymphoid tissue structure and function.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • B-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Cell Differentiation / immunology
  • Cell Movement* / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin M / metabolism
  • Lymphoid Tissue* / cytology
  • Lymphoid Tissue* / immunology
  • Precursor Cells, B-Lymphoid / cytology
  • Precursor Cells, B-Lymphoid / immunology

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin M