ImmunologybioRxiv
The macrophage-expressed gene (mpeg) 1 identifies a subpopulation of B cells in the adult zebrafish
G. Ferrero, E. Gomez, S. Iyer…·V. Wittamer
The paper shows that mpeg1.1 labels B cells in adult zebrafish, not just macrophages, suggesting previously identified irf8-independent macrophages may actually be B lymphocytes.
DOI 10.1002/jlb.1a1119-223r