title: The incognito journey of a regulatory B cell.
abstract: Regulatory B cells have largely been reported as B cells at a developmental stage before plasma cell differentiation. Matsumoto et al. (2014) report that IL-10(+) plasmablasts restrain autoimmune inflammation and suggest an ontological connection between immature B cells and regulatory plasmablasts.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK. Electronic address: c.mauri@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK. Electronic address: p.blair@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D060151:B-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*