Myasthenia gravis: the changing treatment landscape in the era of molecular therapies

R Iorio - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2024 - nature.com
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder that affects the neuromuscular junction,
leading to muscle weakness and fatigue. MG is caused by antibodies against the …

Intrinsically determined turnover underlies broad heterogeneity in plasma-cell lifespan

MJ Robinson, Z Ding, MR Dowling, DL Hill… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Antibodies produced by antibody-secreting plasma cells (ASCs) underlie multiple forms of
long-lasting immunity. Here we examined the mechanisms regulating ASC turnover and …

New insights into the ontogeny, diversity, maturation and survival of long-lived plasma cells

DR Fooksman, Z Jing, R Park - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Plasma cells are unique immune effectors, capable of producing large amounts of high-
affinity antibodies that protect against pathogenic infections. Although most plasma cells …

Unraveling the diversity and functions of tissue-resident plasma cells

J Tellier, I Tarasova, J Nie, CS Smillie, PL Fedele… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Antibody-secreting plasma cells (PCs) are generated in secondary lymphoid organs but are
reported to reside in an emerging range of anatomical sites. Analysis of the transcriptome of …

Multi-compartmental diversification of neutralizing antibody lineages dissected in SARS-CoV-2 spike-immunized macaques

M Mandolesi, H Das, L de Vries, Y Yang, C Kim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2 underscores the need to understand qualitative
aspects of the humoral immune response elicited by spike immunization. Here, we combine …

Lack of affinity signature for germinal center cells that have initiated plasma cell differentiation

HJ Sutton, X Gao, HG Kelly, BJ Parker, M Lofgren… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Long-lived plasma cells (PCs) secrete antibodies that can provide sustained immunity
against infection. High-affinity cells are proposed to preferentially select into this …

A bispecific nanosystem activates endogenous natural killer cells in the bone marrow for haematologic malignancies therapy

Y Zhang, Y Deng, Y Zhai, Y Li, Y Li, J Li, Y Gu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Haematologic malignancies commonly arise from the bone marrow lesion, yet there are
currently no effective targeted therapies against tumour cells in this location. Here we …

Making sense of plasma cell heterogeneity

DM Tarlinton, Z Ding, J Tellier, SL Nutt - Current Opinion in Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Specialized plasma cells (PCs) reside in multiple tissues throughout the body.•A
clonally related network of Immunoglobulin (Ig) A PCs occurs at mucosal sites.•Bone marrow …

B cell receptor ligation induces IgE plasma cell elimination

AK Wade-Vallance, Z Yang, JB Libang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
The proper regulation of IgE production safeguards against allergic disease, highlighting the
importance of mechanisms that restrict IgE plasma cell (PC) survival. IgE PCs have …

Recruitment of plasma cells from IL-21-dependent and IL-21-independent immune reactions to the bone marrow

M Ferreira-Gomes, Y Chen, P Durek… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Bone marrow plasma cells (BMPC) are the correlate of humoral immunity, consistently
releasing antibodies into the bloodstream. It remains unclear if BMPC reflect different …