An IgM memory B cell is an unswitched memory B cell with the phenotype IgM-positive and IgD-negative. [ GOC:rhs http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19447676 GOC:dsd http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781765196 ]
Synonyms: IgM memory B lymphocyte IgM memory B-lymphocyte IgM memory B-cell memory IgM B cell memory IgM B lymphocyte memory IgM B-cell memory IgM B-lymphocyte
Term information
IgM memory B cells are also reportedly CD1c-positive, CD95-positive, CD80-positive, CD84-positive, CD86-positive, CD150-negative, CD229-positive, CD289-positive, and CD290-positive. Transcription factors: Notch2-positive, PAX5-positive, SpiB-positive, Ets1-positive, and OBF1-positive.
Term relations
- memory B cell and lacks_plasma_membrane_part some IgD immunoglobulin complex and has plasma membrane part some IgM immunoglobulin complex