The generation of antibody-secreting plasma cells

SL Nutt, PD Hodgkin, DM Tarlinton… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
The regulation of antibody production is linked to the generation and maintenance of
plasmablasts and plasma cells from their B cell precursors. Plasmablasts are the rapidly …

The biology and treatment of plasmablastic lymphoma

JJ Castillo, M Bibas, RN Miranda - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2015 - ashpublications.org
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is an aggressive lymphoma commonly associated with HIV
infection. However, PBL can also be seen in patients with other immunodeficiencies as well …

[HTML][HTML] A temporal switch in the germinal center determines differential output of memory B and plasma cells

FJ Weisel, GV Zuccarino-Catania, M Chikina… - Immunity, 2016 - cell.com
There is little insight into or agreement about the signals that control differentiation of
memory B cells (MBCs) and long-lived plasma cells (LLPCs). By performing BrdU pulse …

The good, the bad and the ugly — TFH cells in human health and disease

SG Tangye, CS Ma, R Brink, EK Deenick - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Antibody production is an important feature of the vertebrate immune system. Antibodies
neutralize and clear pathogens, thereby protecting against infectious diseases. Such …

Progressive differentiation toward the long-lived plasma cell compartment in the bone marrow

T Koike, K Fujii, K Kometani, NS Butler… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
The longevity of plasma cells is dependent on their ability to access and reside in so-called
niches that are predominantly located in the bone marrow. Here, by employing a traceable …

[HTML][HTML] Somatically hypermutated Plasmodium-specific IgM+ memory B cells are rapid, plastic, early responders upon malaria rechallenge

AT Krishnamurty, CD Thouvenel, S Portugal… - Immunity, 2016 - cell.com
Humoral immunity consists of pre-existing antibodies expressed by long-lived plasma cells
and rapidly reactive memory B cells (MBC). Recent studies of MBC development and …

[HTML][HTML] Follicular regulatory T cells can be specific for the immunizing antigen and derive from naive T cells

M Aloulou, EJ Carr, M Gador, A Bignon… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells are a subset of Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells that form in
response to immunization or infection, which localize to the germinal centre where they …

[HTML][HTML] Supplying the trip to antibody production—nutrients, signaling, and the programming of cellular metabolism in the mature B lineage

MR Boothby, SK Brookens, AL Raybuck… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID pandemic has refreshed and expanded recognition of the vital role that
sustained antibody (Ab) secretion plays in our immune defenses against microbes and of …

Plasma cell output from germinal centers is regulated by signals from Tfh and stromal cells

Y Zhang, L Tech, LA George, A Acs… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - rupress.org
Germinal centers (GCs) are the sites where B cells undergo affinity maturation. The
regulation of cellular output from the GC is not well understood. Here, we show that from the …

T‐cell subsets in the germinal center

RR Ramiscal, CG Vinuesa - Immunological reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
T cells are known to migrate to B‐cell‐enriched follicles and germinal centers within
secondary lymphoid organs to provide help to B cells. Cognate T: B interactions that take …