Cell type
B Cell
B cell
A lymphocyte whose activated descendants can secrete antibodies and form memory cells.
CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000236View source record ↗
Overview
EXPLORE BY LEVELLymphocytes that can recognize antigens and, after activation, produce antibody-secreting or memory-cell descendants. can become A protein made by B-cell descendants that binds a particular molecular target. Binding does not by itself prove that the antibody neutralizes it.-making cells after recognizing a target and receiving the right signals.
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AT A GLANCETopicMicrobiology & Immunity
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000236
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Research Claims
B-cell fate, affinity selection, germinal-center dynamics, and memory vary with antigen, adjuvant, tissue, and host context.
B cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000236).