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Immunology: End game for B cells

Kathryn Calame

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Plasma cells are a key part of the immune system, secreting antibodies to ward off invaders. The discovery of a protein required for the production of plasma cells will give immunologists a better idea of how they develop.

The immune system has two lines of strategic defence against foreign invaders. The cellular response is provided by T cells, which kill virally infected or malignant cells.