Name | transitional two stage B cell differentiation |
ID | GO_0002334 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | T2 stage B cell differentiation, transitional two stage B lymphocyte differentiation, transitional two stage B-cell differentiation, transitional two stage B-lymphocyte differentiation |
Description | The process in which immature B cells from the bone marrow acquire the specialized features of T2 stage B cells in the spleen. T2 stage B cells express CD23 but not CD21. |
Related synonym | transitional two stage B cell development |
Comment | Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'. |
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