Class Switching (IMAGE)

La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Class Switching

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Mutant B cells lacking TET2 and TET3 produce an overabundance of a class of antibody called IgM, whereas normal control B cells churned out more effective antibodies classified as IgG or "gamma globulin".

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La Jolla Institute for Immunology

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