The control and facilitation of MHC class II antigen processing by the BCR

Antigens capable of cross-linking the BCR are preferentially captured, processed and presented to MHC-class-II-restricted T cells. Cross-linking antigens initiate tyrosine-kinase-dependent pathways that accelerate the delivery of antigen–receptor complexes to specialized late-endocytic processing compartments. Accelerated trafficking is mediated by the recruitment of signaling molecules required for transience through specific checkpoints along the endocytic pathway.