Table 1.
Bcl6hi antigen specific B cell Numbers
| Genotype | # of Bcl6hi Antigen Specific B cells per 103 Total Antigen Specific B cellsa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naive | Day 2b | Day 3b | Day 4b | Day 6b | |
| WT | 9.9 ± 6.3 | 6.6 ± 2.2 | 37.8 ± 9.6 | 230.1 ± 37.5 | 363.7 ± 26.8 |
| IL21R-/- | 6.1 ± 3.4 | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 15.2 ± 3.2 | 66.6 ± 13.9** | 46.7 ± 10.1*** |
| STAT6-/- | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 23.1 ± 4.3 | 224.8 ± 47.5 | 106.3 ± 9.0*** |
| IL21R-/- STAT6-/- | 3.5 ± 1.8 | 1.7 ± 2.2 | 14.5 ± 5.3 | 41.9 ± 3.9** | 30.0 ± 4.4*** |
Antigen specific B cells were defined as GFP+ B220+ CD4- splenic mononuclear cells
Days post-immunization with NP-OVA in alum I.P.
Indicated significance based on comparison to WT population at each given time point. Shown is a representative experiment of three independent experiments. Data shown as mean ± SEM. n = 4 or 5.
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.