plasma cell

Term ID

ZFA:0009332

Synonyms

• plasmacyte

Definition

A terminally differentiated, post-mitotic, antibody secreting cell of the B cell lineage with the phenotype CD138-positive, surface immunonoglobulin-negative, and MHC Class II-negative. Plasma cells are oval or round with extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum, a well-developed Golgi apparatus, and a round nucleus having a characteristic cartwheel heterochromatin pattern and are devoted to producing large amounts of immunoglobulin. (2)

Appears at

Unknown

Evident until

Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)

References

• CL:0000786
• TAO:0009332

Ontology

Anatomy Ontology