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Unraveling B cell receptor mechanics

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The B cell antigen receptor complex serves as a 'multipurpose machine'. Two new studies provide mechanistic insights into its activation- and anergy-related functions.

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Figure 1: BCRs in resting and antigen-stimulated cells.

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  1. Jürgen Wienands is with the Department of Cellular & Molecular Immunology at the Medical Faculty of Georg-August University Göttingen, Göttingen, 37073, Germany

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