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Abstract

Early events in the humoral immune response were visualized in lymph nodes by simultaneous tracking of antigen-specific CD4 T and B cells after immunization. The T cells were initially activated in the T cell areas when the B cells were still randomly dispersed in the B cell–rich follicles. Both populations then migrated to the edges of the follicles and interacted there, resulting in CD154-dependent B cell proliferation and germinal center formation. These results provide visual documentation of cognate T-B cell interactions and localize them to the follicular border.

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Garside, P., Ingulli, E., Merica, R. R., Johnson, J. G., Noelle, R. J., & Jenkins, M. K. (1998). Visualization of Specific B and T Lymphocyte Interactions in the Lymph Node. Science, 281(5373), 96–99.

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  1. Paul Garside (first)
  2. Elizabeth Ingulli (additional)
  3. Rebecca R. Merica (additional)
  4. Julia G. Johnson (additional)
  5. Randolph J. Noelle (additional)
  6. Marc K. Jenkins (additional)
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@article{Garside_1998, title={Visualization of Specific B and T Lymphocyte Interactions in the Lymph Node}, volume={281}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.281.5373.96}, DOI={10.1126/science.281.5373.96}, number={5373}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Garside, Paul and Ingulli, Elizabeth and Merica, Rebecca R. and Johnson, Julia G. and Noelle, Randolph J. and Jenkins, Marc K.}, year={1998}, month=jul, pages={96–99} }