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Comment
. 2022 Feb;19(2):145-146.
doi: 10.1038/s41423-021-00823-4. Epub 2022 Jan 7.

A new perspective is needed for positive selection of germinal center B cells with higher-affinity B cell receptors

Timo Gaber  1 , Frank Buttgereit  2
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A new perspective is needed for positive selection of germinal center B cells with higher-affinity B cell receptors

Timo Gaber et al. Cell Mol Immunol. 2022 Feb.
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Schematic illustration of a germinal center (GC) displaying the spatial distribution and metabolic programs of GC B cells during BCR affinity maturation. OXPHOS oxidative phosphorylation, LZ light zone, GZ gray zone, DZ dark zone, follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) = orange; follicular T helper cells (TFH) cells = green; germinal center (GC) B cells = blue (increasing BCR affinity = increasing blue intensity), BCR B cell receptor
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