Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

germinal center B cell differentiation

Term ID
GO:0002314
Synonyms
  • germinal center B cell development
  • germinal center B lymphocyte differentiation
  • germinal center B-cell differentiation
  • germinal center B-lymphocyte differentiation
Definition
The process in which a B cell in the spleen acquires the specialized features of a germinal center B cell. Germinal center B cells are rapidly cycling B cells which have downregulated IgD expression and exhibit high levels of binding by peanut agglutinin (PNA). 0781735149
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes