Albany area receiving $746K in stimulus Jun 3, 2009
Albany Medical College, an arm of , will receive $236,125 for research regarding MHC Class II subsets in B Lymphocyte Biology. This project will investigate how the actions of certain immune cells are governed and coordinated, research that could lead to the control of these cellular activities and improve immunization and anti-tumor therapy. (Albany Business Review, NY)
NYU School of Medicine pathology researchers solve another mystery in B lymphocyte development May 22, 2009
Public release date: 21-May-2009. Contact: Dorie Klissas. (EurekAlert!)
Recent developments at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, May 2009 May 13, 2009
Keeping B lymphocyte proliferation in check. In response to pathogenic challenge, B lymphocytes rapidly proliferate to generate antibody-secreting cells that can produce neutralizing antibodies in sufficient quantity to limit or eradicate infection. (EurekAlert!)
Busy B's: Lymphocyte Uses Multiple Mechanisms To Shape Immune Response Mar 10, 2009
9, 2009) New research expands our understanding of how a type of immune cell called a B lymphocyte enables the immune system to mount a successful defense against an intestinal parasite. The study, published by Cell Press online in the journal Immunity on 26 February, provides some intriguing insight into the variety of mechanisms implemented by B cells to protect the host from infection. (Science Daily)
Key protein in immune cells division identified Mar 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers said on Sunday that they had identified a key protein that is required for immune cells called B lymphocytes to divide and replicate themselves ... "In purifying B lymphocytes without the CD98hc protein, we discovered that the lymphocytes couldn't divide rapidly," he said, adding that this proved the protein was essential to expanding the number of immune cells, a necessary step in the immune response ... The researchers speculated that by... (Xinhuanet, China)
