<正>ThesusceptibilityofprimaryBcellstoFas(APO-1,CD95)-mediatedapoptosisisregulatedbysignalsderivedfromadditionalsurfacereceptors.CD40engagementproducesupregulationofFasexpressionandinducesmarkedsensitivitytoFas-inducedcelldeath,whereasBcellantigenreceptor(BCR)engagementinhibitsFaskillingandtherebyproducesFas-resistance,eveninotherwisesusceptible,CD40-stimulatedtargets.BCRsignalingforinducibleFas-resistancedevelopsoveraperiodof12hoursanddependson