B lymphocytes have long been, and still are, known to play a crucial role in orchestrating the humoral immune responses. This concept arises from their ability to take advantage of interactions with the other immune cells to become antibody-producing plasma cells or memory B cells. This chapter focuses on the mechanisms by which B cells encounter, manage, and present antigens to T cells, to finally integrate both humoral and cellular immune responses. The intrinsic ability of B cells to actively interact with the other immune cells makes them the leading units of the immune system.
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Patrussi, L., Capitani, N., D’Elios, M. M., & Baldari, C. T. (2019). The B-Side of the Immune Response. In Rare Diseases of the Immune System (pp. 1–20). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91785-6_1
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