B cell activation versus anergy; the antigen receptor as a molecular switch

Immunol Lett. 2010 Jan 18;128(1):6-7. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.09.006. Epub 2009 Oct 4.

Abstract

Anergic B cells are autoreactive and are present in the periphery in an unresponsive state. Here we will discuss the difference in B cell receptor signaling between anergic B cells, chronically stimulated by autoantigen, and naïve B cell encountering antigen.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Clonal Anergy*
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism
  • Lymphocyte Activation*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
  • Receptor Cross-Talk / immunology
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / immunology*
  • Signal Transduction / immunology
  • Syk Kinase
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • SYK protein, human
  • Syk Kinase
  • lyn protein-tyrosine kinase
  • src-Family Kinases