Regulated somatic hypermutation enhances antibody affinity maturation

Nature, Published online: 19 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08728-2Germinal centre B cells modify their mutation rate to preserve high-affinity receptors, thereby safeguarding high-affinity B cell lineages and enhancing the outcomes of antibody affinity maturation.

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Regulated somatic hypermutation enhances antibody affinity maturation

Nature, Published online: 19 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08728-2Germinal centre B cells modify their mutation rate to preserve high-affinity receptors, thereby safeguarding high-affinity B cell lineages and enhancing the outcomes of antibody affinity maturation.