1. The Structure and Regulation of the Immunoglobulin Loci
Joseph S. Lucas, Cornelis Murre, Ann J. Feeney and Roy Riblet
2. The Mechanism, Regulation and Evolution of V(D)J Recombination
David G. Schatz, Yiwen Zhang, Jianxiong Xiao, Shan Zha, Yu Zhang and Frederick W. Alt
3. The Origin of V(D)J Diversification
Ellen Hsu and Susanna M. Lewis
4. The Variable Lymphocyte Receptor B System of the Jawless Vertebrates
Thomas Boehm, Max D. Cooper, Masayuki Hirano, Sabyasachi Das, Ryo Morimoto and Jonathan P. Rast
5. Structure and Signalling Function of the B-Cell Antigen Receptor and Its Coreceptors
Michael Reth, Kathrin Klasener, Lars Nitschke and Michael R. Gold
6. Fc Receptors
Jeffrey V. Ravetch and Stylianos Bournazos
7. Transcriptional Regulation of Early B-Cell Development
Ashley P. Ng, Rhiannon Morris and Stephen L. Nutt
8. Relationship between B-Cell Populations, Development and Function of B-Cell Subsets
Eva Piano Mortari and Rita Carsetti
9. B-Cell Development to Immunity and Tolerance
Fritz Melchers, Mir-Farzin Mashreghi and Peter K. Jani
10. The Role of the BAFF and Lymphotoxin Pathways in B Cell Biology
Fabienne Mackay and Jennifer L. Gommerman
11. Mechanism and Regulation of Immunoglobulin Class Switch Recombination
Fei-Long Meng, Lekha Nair, Keith C. Fernandez, Uttiya Basu and Jayanta Chaudhuri
12. Somatic Hypermutation
Jana Ridani, Philip Barbulescu, Alberto Martin and Javier M. Di Noia
13. Molecular Mechanism of Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase
Nasim A. Begum, Maki Kobayashi, Hitoshi Nagaoka and Tasuku Honjo
14. Molecular Pathogenesis of B-Cell Lymphomas
Laura Pasqualucci, Pantaleo De Simone and Riccardo Dalla-Favera
15. Human Immunodeficiencies Caused by Inborn Errors of B-Cell Development or Function
Stuart G. Tangye, Jean-Laurent Casanova and Cindy S. Ma
16. Memory B Cells and Plasma Cells
Mairi Anne McGrath, Florian Weisel, Andreas Radbruch and Mark Shlomchik
17. Homoeostatic Versus Pathogenic Autoantibodies: Origin, Structure and Effector Functions
Yemil Atisha-Fregoso, Rita Pozovskiy, Shabirul Haque, Manami Watanabe, Yong-Rui Zou and Betty Diamond
18. Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor and New Paradigms for Therapies Using Antibodies
Sergei A. Nedospasov, Marina S. Drutskaya and Andrey A. Kruglov
19. Therapeutic Targeting of B Cells and Plasma Cells with a Focus on Multiple Sclerosis and Other Autoimmune Conditions
Andreia C. Lino and Thomas Dorner
20. IMGT Immunoglobulin Repertoire
Analysis and Antibody Humanization Marie-Paule Lefranc
21. Mucosal Immunity to Bacteria and Immunoglobulin A Synthesis
Andrew J. Macpherson, Tim Rollenkse, Lucia M. Kato and Sidonia Fagarasan
22. B-Cell Metabolism
Julia Jellusova