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The B cells of the immune system, which secrete antibodies against foreign antigens, are fully specific and effective only after maturation in lymph nodes and other lymphoid tissues. Immunocompetent T cells play a crucial part in this process, but the molecular details of the way in which the two cell types interact have only recently become apparent.
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Clark, E., Ledbetter, J. How B and T cells talk to each other. Nature 367, 425–428 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/367425a0
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