A resting mature B cell that has the phenotype IgM-positive, IgD-positive, CD23-positive and CD21-positive, and found in the B cell follicles of the white pulp of the spleen or the corticol areas of the peripheral lymph nodes. This cell type is also described as being CD19-positive, B220-positive, AA4-negative, CD43-negative, and CD5-negative. [ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2193793 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20933013 GOC:dsd http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicular_B_Cells https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781735149 GOC:add ]
Synonyms: follicular B-lymphocyte follicular B lymphocyte Fo B cell follicular B-cell Fo B-cell
Term information
cellxgene_subset
Follicular B cells are also reportedly CD48-positive, CD84-positive, CD229-positive, and CD352-positive.
Term relations
- mature B cell and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some T-cell surface glycoprotein CD5 and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some leukosialin and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some complement component C1q receptor and has plasma membrane part some IgD immunoglobulin complex and has plasma membrane part some IgM immunoglobulin complex and has plasma membrane part some receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase C isoform CD45RABC and has plasma membrane part some membrane-spanning 4-domains subfamily A member 1 and has plasma membrane part some complement receptor type 2
- B-2 B cell
- mature B cell
- has plasma membrane part some IgD immunoglobulin complex
- lacks_plasma_membrane_part some T-cell surface glycoprotein CD5
- has plasma membrane part some receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase C isoform CD45RABC
- has plasma membrane part some complement receptor type 2
- has plasma membrane part some IgM immunoglobulin complex
- lacks_plasma_membrane_part some complement component C1q receptor