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Age-associated B cells

Age-associated B cells acquire a new wrinkle

Nature Immunology volume 19, pages 317–318 (2018)Cite this article

SWAP-70 and DEF6 prevent the cytokine IL-21–induced transcription factor IRF5 from binding to DNA and recruiting the transcription factor T-bet and thereby diminish the activation of age-associated B cells.

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Fig. 1: Resting and activated ABCs.

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