B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1

acronym: BLIMP-1
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12939
Transcriptional repressor in B cells, that switches off genes required for B cell proliferation in the germinal center, and for class switching and affinity maturation.
Note: B cells in which BLIMP-1 is induced become plasma cells.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1133 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12939 RIS BibTex EndNote
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