Strategies for HIV-1 vaccines that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies

BF Haynes, K Wiehe, P Borrow, KO Saunders… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
After nearly four decades of research, a safe and effective HIV-1 vaccine remains elusive.
There are many reasons why the development of a potent and durable HIV-1 vaccine is …

Germinal center and extrafollicular B cell responses in vaccination, immunity, and autoimmunity

RA Elsner, MJ Shlomchik - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Activated B cells participate in either extrafollicular (EF) or germinal center (GC) responses.
Canonical responses are composed of a short wave of plasmablasts (PBs) arising from EF …

Amino acid metabolism in immune cells: essential regulators of the effector functions, and promising opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy

L Yang, Z Chu, M Liu, Q Zou, J Li, Q Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Amino acids are basic nutrients for immune cells during organ development, tissue
homeostasis, and the immune response. Regarding metabolic reprogramming in the tumor …

B cells in multiple sclerosis—from targeted depletion to immune reconstitution therapies

MT Cencioni, M Mattoscio, R Magliozzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Increasing evidence indicates the involvement of B cells in the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS), but their precise roles are unclear. In this Review, we provide an overview of …

B cell responses: cell interaction dynamics and decisions

JG Cyster, CDC Allen - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
B cells and the antibodies they produce have a deeply penetrating influence on human
physiology. Here, we review current understanding of how B cell responses are initiated; the …

IL-21R signal reprogramming cooperates with CD40 and BCR signals to select and differentiate germinal center B cells

W Luo, L Conter, RA Elsner, S Smita, F Weisel… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Both B cell receptor (BCR) and CD40 signaling are rewired in germinal center (GC) B cells
(GCBCs) to synergistically induce c-MYC and phosphorylated S6 ribosomal protein (p-S6) …

The unique biology of germinal center B cells

C Young, R Brink - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Germinal center (GC) B cells are the source of the high-affinity, class-switched antibodies
required for protective immunity. The unique biology of GC B cells involves iterative rounds …

Cold-blooded vertebrates evolved organized germinal center–like structures

Y Shibasaki, S Afanasyev, A Fernández-Montero… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Germinal centers (GCs) or analogous secondary lymphoid microstructures (SLMs) are
thought to have evolved in endothermic species. However, living representatives of their …

Apoptotic bodies: mechanism of formation, isolation and functional relevance

JP Santavanond, SF Rutter, GK Atkin-Smith… - New Frontiers …, 2021 - Springer
In the final stages of apoptosis, apoptotic cells can generate a variety of membrane-bound
vesicles known as apoptotic extracellular vesicles (ApoEVs). Apoptotic bodies (ApoBDs), a …

V (D) J recombination, somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination of immunoglobulins: mechanism and regulation

X Chi, Y Li, X Qiu - Immunology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Immunoglobulins emerging from B lymphocytes and capable of recognizing almost all kinds
of antigens owing to the extreme diversity of their antigen‐binding portions, known as …