Grant: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Primary Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Amount
$28,839.00
Award Date
6/04/2009
Administering Agency
Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health
CDFA Number
93.701
CDFA Program Title
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support
Description
Upon activation by antigen, B cells undergo antibody class (isotype) switching, changing from expression of IgM to expression of IgG, IgA or IgE, while maintaining specificity for the same antigen. Since the isotype determines the effector function of the