immune system
• specific IgG antibodies are almost undetectable in SRBC immunized mutants, indicating defective class switching
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• 2-3 fold increase in the number of leukocytes in the spleen, blood, and peritoneal cavity
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• spleen architecture is severely disturbed
• distribution of lymphocytes and their functional compartmentalization are severely disorganized in the spleen, with IgD+ B cells scattered along red and white pulp and T cells mostly condensed around central arterioles
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• absence of polarized B-cell follicles
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• do not form germinal centers
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• gradual reduction of white pulp size
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• specific IgG antibodies are almost undetectable in SRBC immunized mutants
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• increased susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infections, with mutants dying by day 8 while wild-type mice survive
• increased susceptibility to Salmonella enterica infection
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hematopoietic system
• specific IgG antibodies are almost undetectable in SRBC immunized mutants, indicating defective class switching
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• 2-3 fold increase in the number of leukocytes in the spleen, blood, and peritoneal cavity
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• spleen architecture is severely disturbed
• distribution of lymphocytes and their functional compartmentalization are severely disorganized in the spleen, with IgD+ B cells scattered along red and white pulp and T cells mostly condensed around central arterioles
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• absence of polarized B-cell follicles
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• do not form germinal centers
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• gradual reduction of white pulp size
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• specific IgG antibodies are almost undetectable in SRBC immunized mutants
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