I'd like to know the Highest protein producing cell in the Body ?
I guess It's B cells which produce antibodies, Any other comments ?
Hepatocytes in the liver express and secrete a great deal of protein, including serum albumin, which is the most abundant protein in blood plasma.
Possibly keratinocytes in the epidermis as well. These have such a high turnover rate and the skin is our largest organ in the body. This is definitely an interesting questions I'd like to research further.
This is a really interesting question that I've never thought about. If you were fighting off a virus that you've already been exposed to, then I would definitely think B cells. The number of antibodies they're producing in that situation is tremendous. However, I'm not sure it would be B cells in a normal, resting state with no immune response happening.
Hello Vikram Kumar
Among all tissues, liver has the highest number of secreted proteins, followed by brain, artery, pancreas, and pituitary.
Please refer to the attached article for more information.
Article A Quantitative Proteome Map of the Human Body
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I would also mention the plasma cells and the ongoing antibody production and secretion, but also hepatocytes which generate albumin and coagulation factors in high amounts.
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