Targeting TFH cells in human diseases and vaccination: rationale and practice

D Yu, LSK Walker, Z Liu, MA Linterman, Z Li - Nature immunology, 2022 - nature.com
The identification of CD4+ T cells localizing to B cell follicles has revolutionized the
knowledge of how humoral immunity is generated. Follicular helper T (TFH) cells support …

Cytokine-skewed Tfh cells: functional consequences for B cell help

AC Olatunde, JS Hale, TJ Lamb - Trends in immunology, 2021 - cell.com
CD4+ follicular helper T (Tfh) cells play a vital role in providing help for B cells undergoing
selection and differentiation into activated antibody-secreting cells in mammalian germinal …

[PDF][PDF] Tfh-cell-derived interleukin 21 sustains effector CD8+ T cell responses during chronic viral infection

R Zander, MY Kasmani, Y Chen, P Topchyan, J Shen… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
CD4+ T cell-derived interleukin 21 (IL-21) sustains CD8+ T cell responses during chronic
viral infection, but the helper subset that confers this protection remains unclear. Here, we …

Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

A Cossarizza, HD Chang, A Radbruch… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The third edition of Flow Cytometry Guidelines provides the key aspects to consider when
performing flow cytometry experiments and includes comprehensive sections describing …

ZBTB transcription factors: key regulators of the development, differentiation and effector function of T cells

ZY Cheng, TT He, XM Gao, Y Zhao, J Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The development and differentiation of T cells represents a long and highly coordinated, yet
flexible at some points, pathway, along which the sequential and dynamic expressions of …

[PDF][PDF] An atlas of cells in the human tonsil

R Massoni-Badosa, S Aguilar-Fernández, JC Nieto… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Palatine tonsils are secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) representing the first line of
immunological defense against inhaled or ingested pathogens. We generated an atlas of …

BCL6 is regulated by the MAPK/ELK1 axis and promotes KRAS-driven lung cancer

K Li, Y Liu, Y Ding, Z Zhang, J Feng… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mutational activation of KRAS is a common oncogenic event in lung cancer, yet effective
therapies are still lacking. Here, we identify B cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) as a lynchpin in …

Transcription factor-driven regulation of ILC1 and ILC3

JH Schroeder, JK Howard, GM Lord - Trends in immunology, 2022 - cell.com
Mammalian innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) have functional relevance under both homeostatic
and disease settings, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly in the context of …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant expansion of follicular helper T cell subsets in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

X Jin, J Chen, J Wu, Y Lu, B Li, W Fu, W Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and complex autoimmune
disease characterized by multiple autoantibodies, resulting in multiple organ and tissue …

Know your enemy or find your friend?—Induction of IgA at mucosal surfaces

M Bemark, D Angeletti - Immunological reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Most antibodies produced in the body are of the IgA class. The dominant cell population
producing them are plasma cells within the lamina propria of the gastrointestinal tract, but …