Rogue B Cells: Newly Discovered Triggers of Autoimmune Diseases
During an immune response to infectious pathogens, we generate antibodies. Antibodies first bind the pathogens, and then shuttle these pathogens to cells that can destroy them. Sometimes we develop antibodies that do not bind infectious pathogens — instead, they bind self-antigens. Self-antigens are molecules present in our own cells — the interactions of antibodies with […]