Nonredundant Roles of IL-21 and IL-4 in the Phased Initiation of Germinal Center B Cells and Subsequent Self-Renewal Transitions.
Gonzalez DG, Cote CM, Patel JR, Smith CB, Zhang Y, Nickerson KM, Zhang T, Kerfoot SM, Haberman AM. Nonredundant Roles of IL-21 and IL-4 in the Phased Initiation of Germinal Center B Cells and Subsequent Self-Renewal Transitions. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 201: 3569-3579. PMID: 30446568, PMCID: PMC6289626, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell Self RenewalCells, CulturedGerminal CenterInterleukin-4InterleukinsLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, KnockoutParacrine CommunicationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Receptors, Interleukin-21Signal TransductionSTAT6 Transcription FactorT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsIL-21IL-4B cellsIL-21RCytokine IL-21Costimulatory molecule expressionB cell folliclesIL-21 signalingGC B cell developmentNonredundant roleGerminal center B cellsMurine model systemGC B cellsMolecule expressionPhenotypic maturationB cell developmentCell expressionCytokine signalsB cell transitionCombined absenceSubsequent maturationCell migrationCell development