B lymphocytes
E261828
B lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell central to the adaptive immune system, responsible for producing antibodies and mediating humoral immunity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| B lymphocytes canonical | 5 |
| B lymphocyte | 3 |
| B cells | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2371008 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: B lymphocytes Context triple: [Rituxan, targets, B lymphocytes]
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A.
CD4+ T cells
CD4+ T cells are a subset of immune cells that coordinate and regulate the body’s adaptive immune response, playing a central role in defending against infections.
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B.
Bruton tyrosine kinase
Bruton tyrosine kinase is a key signaling enzyme in B cells that plays a crucial role in their development and function and is a major therapeutic target in certain blood cancers and autoimmune diseases.
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C.
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a diverse group of blood cancers that originate in the lymphatic system from abnormal lymphocytes and can vary widely in aggressiveness and prognosis.
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D.
Hodgkin
Hodgkin is a surname most famously associated with Dorothy Hodgkin, the Nobel Prize–winning British chemist who advanced the field of X-ray crystallography.
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E.
CD38
CD38 is a cell surface glycoprotein with ectoenzyme and receptor functions, highly expressed on plasma cells and targeted in therapies for multiple myeloma and other hematologic malignancies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: B lymphocytes Target entity description: B lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell central to the adaptive immune system, responsible for producing antibodies and mediating humoral immunity.
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A.
CD4+ T cells
CD4+ T cells are a subset of immune cells that coordinate and regulate the body’s adaptive immune response, playing a central role in defending against infections.
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B.
Bruton tyrosine kinase
Bruton tyrosine kinase is a key signaling enzyme in B cells that plays a crucial role in their development and function and is a major therapeutic target in certain blood cancers and autoimmune diseases.
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C.
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a diverse group of blood cancers that originate in the lymphatic system from abnormal lymphocytes and can vary widely in aggressiveness and prognosis.
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D.
Hodgkin
Hodgkin is a surname most famously associated with Dorothy Hodgkin, the Nobel Prize–winning British chemist who advanced the field of X-ray crystallography.
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E.
CD38
CD38 is a cell surface glycoprotein with ectoenzyme and receptor functions, highly expressed on plasma cells and targeted in therapies for multiple myeloma and other hematologic malignancies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
immune cell
ⓘ
lymphocyte ⓘ white blood cell ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
B cell lymphomas
ⓘ
autoimmune diseases ⓘ |
| capableOf |
affinity maturation
ⓘ
antibody production ⓘ antigen presentation ⓘ class switch recombination ⓘ cytokine secretion ⓘ differentiation into memory B cells ⓘ differentiation into plasma cells ⓘ somatic hypermutation ⓘ |
| developFrom | hematopoietic stem cells ⓘ |
| developIn | bone marrow ⓘ |
| differentiatesInto |
germinal center B cells
ⓘ
memory B cells ⓘ naive B cells ⓘ plasma cells ⓘ |
| express |
B cell receptor
ⓘ
CD19 ⓘ CD20 ⓘ
linked to:
CD20 protein
CD21 ⓘ CD22 ⓘ CD79a ⓘ CD79b ⓘ MHC class II molecules ⓘ surface immunoglobulin ⓘ |
| firstDescribedAs | bursa-derived lymphocytes in birds ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Peyer’s patches
ⓘ
blood ⓘ lymph nodes ⓘ mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue ⓘ spleen ⓘ tonsils ⓘ |
| locatedIn | germinal centers ⓘ |
| mediates | humoral immunity ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | bursa of Fabricius in birds ⓘ |
| partOf |
adaptive immune system
ⓘ
humoral immune response ⓘ |
| produces |
IgA antibodies
ⓘ
IgD antibodies ⓘ IgE antibodies ⓘ IgG antibodies ⓘ IgM antibodies ⓘ |
| recognizes | native antigen ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
BAFF
ⓘ
interleukin-21 ⓘ interleukin-4 ⓘ |
| requiresHelpFrom |
T helper cells
ⓘ
linked to:
CD4+ T cells
|
| targetOf |
rituximab
ⓘ
linked to:
Rituxan
|
| undergoes |
V(D)J recombination
ⓘ
negative selection ⓘ positive selection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: B lymphocytes Description of subject: B lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell central to the adaptive immune system, responsible for producing antibodies and mediating humoral immunity.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: B lymphocytes
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