Generation of memory B cells inside and outside germinal centers

T Takemori, T Kaji, Y Takahashi… - European journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Germinal centers (GCs) are generally considered to be the sole site of memory B‐cell
generation. However, recent studies demonstrate that memory B cells can also develop in …

CD80 and PD-L2 define functionally distinct memory B cell subsets that are independent of antibody isotype

GV Zuccarino-Catania, S Sadanand, FJ Weisel… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Memory B cells (MBCs) are long-lived sources of rapid, isotype-switched secondary
antibody-forming cell (AFC) responses. Whether MBCs homogeneously retain the ability to …

A novel mechanism of B cell–mediated immune suppression through CD73 expression and adenosine production

H Kaku, KF Cheng, Y Al-Abed… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Immune suppression by regulatory T cells and regulatory B cells is a critical mechanism to
limit excess inflammation and autoimmunity. IL-10 is considered the major mediator of B cell …

Memory B cells contribute to rapid Bcl6 expression by memory follicular helper T cells

W Ise, T Inoue, JB McLachlan… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
In primary humoral responses, B-cell lymphoma 6 (Bcl6) is a master regulator of follicular
helper T (TFH) cell differentiation; however, its activation mechanisms and role in memory …

A semisynthetic carbohydrate-lipid vaccine that protects against S. pneumoniae in mice

M Cavallari, P Stallforth, A Kalinichenko… - Nature chemical …, 2014 - nature.com
Severe forms of pneumococcal meningitis, bacteraemia and pneumonia result in more than
1 million deaths each year despite the widespread introduction of carbohydrate-protein …

Viral particles drive rapid differentiation of memory B cells into secondary plasma cells producing increased levels of antibodies

F Zabel, D Mohanan, J Bessa, A Link… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Extensive studies have been undertaken to describe naive B cells differentiating into
memory B cells at a cellular and molecular level. However, relatively little is known about the …

CD73 expression is dynamically regulated in the germinal center and bone marrow plasma cells are diminished in its absence

LJ Conter, E Song, MJ Shlomchik, MM Tomayko - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
CD73 catalyzes the conversion of extracellular nucleosides to adenosine, modulating
inflammatory and T cell responses. Elevated expression of CD73 marks subpopulations of …

Involvement of suppressive B-lymphocytes in the mechanism of tolerogenic dendritic cell reversal of type 1 diabetes in NOD mice

V Di Caro, B Phillips, C Engman, J Harnaha… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The objective of the study was to identify immune cell populations, in addition to Foxp3+ T-
regulatory cells, that participate in the mechanisms of action of tolerogenic dendritic cells …

Soluble “heavy-chain only” antibodies

RK Craig, FG Grosveld, RW Janssens… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
The present invention provides a high a? inity, antigen-spe ci? c, soluble heavy chain-only
antibody which: lacks hall mark camelid-related amino acid substitutions and has FR2 …

gp49B-mediated negative regulation of antibody production by memory and marginal zone B cells

S Fukao, K Haniuda, T Nojima, T Takai… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
The rapid Ab responses observed after primary and secondary immunizations are mainly
derived from marginal zone (MZ) and memory B cells, respectively, but it is largely unknown …