Tolerance without Clonal Expansion: Self-Antigen-Expressing B Cells Program Self-Reactive T Cells for Future Deletion

B cells have been shown in various animal models to induce immunological tolerance leading to reduced immune responses and protection from autoimmunity. We show that interaction of B cells with naive T cells results in T cell triggering accompanied by the expression of negative costimulatory molecul...

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