B cell ontogeny and stromal regulation of homeostatic antibody responses to commensal antigens in humans 

Bascones Gleave, Sabrina (Date of defense: 2016-12-20)

The spleen contains a unique subset of innate-like marginal zone (MZ) B cells that rapidly mount protective antibody responses to invasive encapsulated bacteria. Here we show that human splenic MZ B cells also mount ...