Persistent germinal center responses: slow-growing trees bear the best fruits
HC Matz, KM McIntire, AH Ellebedy - Current opinion in immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•GCs are important sites of B-cell selection for humoral responses.•GCs can
persist for weeks to months after antigen exposure.•How long GCs persist may be influenced …
persist for weeks to months after antigen exposure.•How long GCs persist may be influenced …
Follicular regulatory T cells repress cytokine production by follicular helper T cells and optimize IgG responses in mice
Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells provide crucial help to germinal center B (GCB) cells for proper
antibody production, and a specialized subset of regulatory T cells, follicular regulatory T …
antibody production, and a specialized subset of regulatory T cells, follicular regulatory T …
Intrinsic properties of human germinal center B cells set antigen affinity thresholds
K Kwak, N Quizon, H Sohn, A Saniee… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Protective antibody responses to vaccination or infection depend on affinity maturation, a
process by which high-affinity germinal center (GC) B cells are selected on the basis of their …
process by which high-affinity germinal center (GC) B cells are selected on the basis of their …
T cells and follicular dendritic cells in germinal center B‐cell formation and selection
Germinal centers (GCs) are specialized microenvironments formed after infection where
activated B cells can mutate their B‐cell receptors to undergo affinity maturation. A stringent …
activated B cells can mutate their B‐cell receptors to undergo affinity maturation. A stringent …
T follicular helper cell dynamics in germinal centers
T follicular helper (TFH) cells are a specialized subset of effector T cells that provide help to
and thereby select high-affinity B cells in germinal centers (GCs). To examine the dynamic …
and thereby select high-affinity B cells in germinal centers (GCs). To examine the dynamic …
Vaccination establishes clonal relatives of germinal center T cells in the blood of humans
Germinal center T follicular helper cells (GCTfh) in lymphatic tissue are critical for B cell
differentiation and protective antibody induction, but whether GCTfh establish clonal …
differentiation and protective antibody induction, but whether GCTfh establish clonal …
Signals that drive T follicular helper cell formation
LMC Webb, MA Linterman - Immunology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are a distinct type of CD4+ T cell specialized in providing help to
B cells during the germinal centre (GC) reaction. As such, they are critical determinants of …
B cells during the germinal centre (GC) reaction. As such, they are critical determinants of …
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of follicular T-helper cells and their role in autoimmunity
T-follicular helper (Tfh) cells are a specialized subset of T cells that provide help to B cells
and promote the formation of germinal centers (GCs). Tfh cells transmit important signals to …
and promote the formation of germinal centers (GCs). Tfh cells transmit important signals to …
T follicular helper cells in space-time
H Qi - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016 - nature.com
T follicular helper (TFH) cells play a crucial part in the development of humoral immunity by
controlling the formation of, and the cellular reactions that occur in, germinal centres. Within …
controlling the formation of, and the cellular reactions that occur in, germinal centres. Within …
T follicular helper cell diversity and plasticity
JL Cannons, KT Lu, PL Schwartzberg - Trends in immunology, 2013 - cell.com
CD4+ T helper (Th) cells play an instrumental role in orchestrating adaptive immune
responses to invading pathogens through their ability to differentiate into specialized effector …
responses to invading pathogens through their ability to differentiate into specialized effector …