Capping of B-Cell Receptors on the Surface of an Antigen-Exposed

Question

Capping of B-cell receptors on the surface of an antigen-exposed B cell immediately causes
A) VDJ gene switching, recombination, and hypermutation.
B) neutrophil phagocytosis of the antigen.
C) complement cascade signaling and antigen destruction.
D) cell-signaling cascade, inducing cell proliferation and differentiation.
E) helper T-cell proliferation and regulatory T-cell differentiation.

Accepted Answer

Capping of B-cell receptors on the surface of an antigen-exposed B cell immediately causes a cell-signaling cascade, inducing cell proliferation and differentiation. This leads to the formation of plasma cells that secrete antibodies against the antigen.