The inflammatory cytokine interleukin 17, normally considered a T cell–associated factor, is now reported to be the central participant driving the development of germinal center–derived autoantibodies in a model disease setting.
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Tarlinton, D. IL-17 drives germinal center B cells?. Nat Immunol 9, 124–126 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0208-124
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