Memory B-Cells
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Immunology
- Innate Immunity
- Adaptive Immunity
- Macrophages
- Neutrophils
- Dendritic Cells
- Mast Cells
- Eosinophils
- Basophils
- Natural Killer Cells
- Antigens
- MHC I and II
- Antibodies
- B Lymphocytes Overview
- B Cell Stages
- B-Cell Activation
- Plasma B-Cells
- Memory B-Cells
- T-Lymphocytes Overview
- T-Cell Stages
- Types of Activated T-Cells
Summary
When activated by binding to an antigen, B-cells proliferate into plasma or memory B-cells. Memory B-cells don’t produce antibodies, and instead reside for a long time in the lymphoid tissue, acquiring information about pathogens and storing them away for later. If an infection is caused by that same pathogen in the future, the memory B-cells will coordinate a quicker immune response.
Key Points
- Memory B cells
- Long-lived
- Store information (memory) about the pathogen after an infection
- Do not produce antibodies