An immature B cell is a B cell that has the phenotype surface IgM-positive and surface IgD-negative, and have not undergone class immunoglobulin class switching or peripheral encounter with antigen and activation. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20081059 GOC:add http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20839338 GOC:dsd GOC:tfm https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781735149 GOC:rhs http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 ]

Synonyms: newly formed B cell immature B lymphocyte immature B-cell immature B-lymphocyte

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blood_and_immune_upper_slim, cellxgene_subset, human_reference_atlas

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Immature B cells are also reportedly CD5-positive, CD10-positive, CD19-positive, CD20-positive, CD21-positive, CD22-positive, CD24-positive, CD25-negative, CD27-negative, CD34-negative, CD38-positive, CD40-positive, CD43-negative, CD45-positive, CD48-positive, CD53-positive, CD79a-positive, CD80-negative, CD81-positive, CD86-negative, CD95-negative, CD127-negative, CD138-negative, CD185-positive, CD196-positive, MHCII/HLA-DR-positive, RAG-positive, TdT-negative, Vpre-B-negative, and preBCR-negative. Transcription factors expressed: Pax5-positive.