Plasma cell survival: the intrinsic drivers, migratory signals, and extrinsic regulators

DC Nguyen, M Duan, M Ali, A Ley, I Sanz… - Immunological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Antibody‐secreting cells (ASC) are the effectors of protective humoral immunity and the only
cell type that produces antibodies or immunoglobulins in mammals. In addition to their …

Factors affecting early antibody secreting cell maturation into long-lived plasma cells

DC Nguyen, CJ Joyner, I Sanz, FEH Lee - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Antibody secreting cells (ASCs) are terminally differentiated cells of the humoral immune
response and must adapt morphologically, transcriptionally, and metabolically to maintain …

Survival of long-lived plasma cells (LLPC): piecing together the puzzle

SM Lightman, A Utley, KP Lee - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Durable humoral immunity is dependent upon the generation of antigen-specific antibody
titers, produced by non-proliferating bone marrow resident long-lived plasma cells (LLPC) …

How intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of plasma cell survival might intersect for durable humoral immunity

MJ Robinson, RH Webster… - Immunological reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma cells (PC) are key to protective immunity because they secrete antibodies. Surviving
for periods ranging from days to decades in mammals, PC possess varying survival times …

New insights into the ontogeny, diversity, maturation and survival of long-lived plasma cells

DR Fooksman, Z Jing, R Park - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Plasma cells are unique immune effectors, capable of producing large amounts of high-
affinity antibodies that protect against pathogenic infections. Although most plasma cells …

Biochemical coordination of plasma cell genesis

BT Gaudette, D Allman - Immunological reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Antibody‐secreting plasma cells are a central component of short‐and long‐term adaptive
immunity. Yet, many fundamental questions about how activated B cells decide to yield …

In the right place, at the right time: spatiotemporal conditions determining plasma cell survival and function

RL Lindquist, RA Niesner, AE Hauser - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Plasma cells (PCs), the B lineage cells responsible for producing and secreting antibodies
(Abs), are critical cellular components of the humoral immune system. While most of the …

Intrinsically determined turnover underlies broad heterogeneity in plasma-cell lifespan

MJ Robinson, Z Ding, MR Dowling, DL Hill… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Antibodies produced by antibody-secreting plasma cells (ASCs) underlie multiple forms of
long-lasting immunity. Here we examined the mechanisms regulating ASC turnover and …

The establishment of the plasma cell survival niche in the bone marrow

VT Chu, C Berek - Immunological reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Antibodies continuously secreted by plasma cells play a central role in humoral immune
protection of the organism. These plasma cells are generated during the germinal center …

Dynamic organization of the bone marrow plasma cell niche

TS Aaron, DR Fooksman - The FEBS journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Prophylactic, serological memory relies on maintaining stable reservoirs of plasma cells,
capable of constitutively‐secreting high‐affinity, anti‐pathogen antibody for a lifetime …