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"do b-cells ever interact with pathogens that have infected a cell"

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I think they don't; they only interact with free-floating pathogens. B-cells directly bind to free-floating pathogens. B-cells function in the humoral immunity component of the adaptive immune system by secreting antibodies. BCRs allow the B cells to bind to a specific antigen, against which it will initiate an antibody response.
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