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GO: Biological Process

peripheral B cell receptor editing

Term ID
GO:0002345
Synonyms
  • peripheral B lymphocyte receptor editing
  • peripheral B-cell receptor editing
  • peripheral B-lymphocyte receptor editing
Definition
The process that takes place mainly in germinal center B cells in which a large number of mutations are generated in the heavy chain and light chain V-region genes and their immediately surrounding introns in order to increase antibody diversity and contribute to affinity maturation.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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