The B cell receptor itself can activate complement to provide the complement receptor 1/2 ligand required to enhance B cell immune responses in vivo.

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Published in J Exp Med on August 18, 2003

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Joerg Rossbacher1, Mark J Shlomchik

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1: Serction of Immunobiology and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8035, USA.

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