MeSH definition : An energy dependent process following the crosslinking of B CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTORS
by multivalent ligands (bivalent anti-antibodies, LECTINS or ANTIGENS), on the B-cell
surface. The crosslinked ligand-antigen receptor complexes collect in patches which
flow to and aggregate at one pole of the cell to form a large mass - the cap. The
caps may then be endocytosed or shed into the environment.;
MeSH annotation : may appear in the literature as capping of lymphocytes or leukocyte capping; do not
confuse with RECEPTOR CAPPING; DF: IMMUNOL CAPPING; may appear in the literature as capping of lymphocytes or leukocyte capping; do not
confuse with RECEPTOR CAPPING;
An energy dependent process following the crosslinking of B CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTORS
by multivalent ligands (bivalent anti-antibodies, LECTINS or ANTIGENS), on the B-cell
surface. The crosslinked ligand-antigen receptor complexes collect in patches which
flow to and aggregate at one pole of the cell to form a large mass - the cap. The
caps may then be endocytosed or shed into the environment.