title: Taking control of follicular dendritic cells.
abstract: Follicular dendritic cells signal the formation of B cell follicles as well as B cell activation, proliferation, and maturation. However, the precise molecular pathways controlling these processes are just beginning to be unraveled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Chaplin
authors.forename: Carlene L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Zindl
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D020566:Dendritic Cells, Follicular / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha