Molecular Mechanism For Specific Antibody Responses

Follicular helper T cells (Tfh cells, shown in blue) play a crucial role in the maturation of antibody-producing B cells (shown in green). Activated B cells give rise germinal centers (shown in red), where mature B cells proliferate and produce highly specific antibodies against pathogens. Top left: normal germinal center in a mouse tonsil. All others: Germinal centers fail to form when the interaction between ICOS and TBK1 is interrupted. Credit: Dr. Kok-Fai Kong at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology and Nature Immunology

Follicular helper T cells (Tfh cells), a rare type of T cells, are indispensable for the maturation of antibody-producing B cells. They promote the proliferation of B cells that produce highly selective antibodies against invading pathogens while weeding out those that generate potentially harmful ones. In their latest study, researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology identified a key signal that drives the commitment of immature Tfh cells into fully functional Tfh cells and thus driving the step-by-step process that results in a precisely tailored and effective immune response.

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Some of the seized woods and chain saws confiscated from illegal loggers in Calabar, today

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Cross River Forest

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Credit: © zhu difeng / Fotolia

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Cross River State Superhighway Work Stopage: Ayade Vs FG

Governor Ben Ayade

Below are excerpts of a speech made by Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade to a team of UN REDD consultants in Calabar on the facts and fiction of the superhighway.

FG Stops Work On Cross River State 260km Superhighway

Work has stopped on this superhighway

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