2018
Histone demethylase LSD1 is required for germinal center formation and BCL6-driven lymphomagenesis
Hatzi K, Geng H, Doane AS, Meydan C, LaRiviere R, Cardenas M, Duy C, Shen H, Vidal MNC, Baslan T, Mohammad HP, Kruger RG, Shaknovich R, Haberman AM, Inghirami G, Lowe SW, Melnick AM. Histone demethylase LSD1 is required for germinal center formation and BCL6-driven lymphomagenesis. Nature Immunology 2018, 20: 86-96. PMID: 30538335, PMCID: PMC6294324, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-018-0273-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Combination delivery of TGF-β inhibitor and IL-2 by nanoscale liposomal polymeric gels enhances tumour immunotherapy
Park J, Wrzesinski SH, Stern E, Look M, Criscione J, Ragheb R, Jay SM, Demento SL, Agawu A, Licona Limon P, Ferrandino AF, Gonzalez D, Habermann A, Flavell RA, Fahmy TM. Combination delivery of TGF-β inhibitor and IL-2 by nanoscale liposomal polymeric gels enhances tumour immunotherapy. Nature Materials 2012, 11: 895-905. PMID: 22797827, PMCID: PMC3601683, DOI: 10.1038/nmat3355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterleukin-2TGF-β inhibitorTumor microenvironmentImmune responseLocal tumor immune responseMultiple immunologic mechanismsT cell infiltrationNatural killer cellsTumor immune responseAdaptive immune responsesTumor-bearing miceImmunotherapy resultsConventional immunotherapyImmunologic mechanismsKiller cellsTumor immunotherapyMetastatic melanomaConventional cytokinesProtein cytokinesHigh dosesTumor growthGrowth factorMolecular inhibitorsCombination deliveryImmunotherapy
2010
Cellular choreography in the germinal center: new visions from in vivo imaging
Hauser AE, Kerfoot SM, Haberman AM. Cellular choreography in the germinal center: new visions from in vivo imaging. Seminars In Immunopathology 2010, 32: 239-255. PMID: 20614218, PMCID: PMC3659422, DOI: 10.1007/s00281-010-0214-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells
Anderson SM, Khalil A, Uduman M, Hershberg U, Louzoun Y, Haberman AM, Kleinstein SH, Shlomchik MJ. Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 7314-7325. PMID: 19917681, PMCID: PMC4106706, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-affinity B cellsLow-affinity cellsGerminal centersB cellsHigh-affinity B cellsHigh-affinity cellsDeath rateHigh death rateLower death ratesImmune responseHigh-affinity AbsB lymphocytesMemory responsesExtracellular pathogensSame AgPrimary responseGC reactionProliferative advantageSimilar ratesSurvivalCellsCell cycleControl of survivalHigh affinityResponseDifferential roles of migratory and resident DCs in T cell priming after mucosal or skin HSV-1 infection
Lee HK, Zamora M, Linehan MM, Iijima N, Gonzalez D, Haberman A, Iwasaki A. Differential roles of migratory and resident DCs in T cell priming after mucosal or skin HSV-1 infection. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2009, 206: 359-370. PMID: 19153243, PMCID: PMC2646574, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20080601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResident dendritic cellsCD8 T cellsDendritic cellsHSV-1 infectionT cellsEpicutaneous infectionAntigen presentationLymph node-resident dendritic cellsHSV-specific T cellsCD4 T cell responsesNeedle injectionHerpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infectionSimplex virus 1 infectionT cell primingT cell responsesVirus-1 infectionMode of infectionDC populationsCell primingVaginal infectionsImmune responseMucosal tissuesMucosal surfacesHSV-1Cell responses
2002
Very Low Affinity B Cells Form Germinal Centers, Become Memory B Cells, and Participate in Secondary Immune Responses When Higher Affinity Competition Is Reduced
Dal Porto JM, Haberman AM, Kelsoe G, Shlomchik MJ. Very Low Affinity B Cells Form Germinal Centers, Become Memory B Cells, and Participate in Secondary Immune Responses When Higher Affinity Competition Is Reduced. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2002, 195: 1215-1221. PMID: 11994427, PMCID: PMC2193705, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20011550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody-forming cellsMemory B cellsImmune responseB cellsB cell antigen receptorT cell-dependent immune responsesCell-dependent immune responsesLow-affinity B cellsH chain transgenic miceMemory B cell populationsHigh affinity competitionSecondary immune responseSpecific immune responseAntigen-specific cellsGerminal center responseSuch B cellsB cell populationsH chain transgeneLate primary responseGerminal centersTransgenic miceCenter responseCell antigen receptorAntigen receptorPrimary response
2000
Germinal Center Initiation, Variable Gene Region Hypermutation, and Mutant B Cell Selection without Detectable Immune Complexes on Follicular Dendritic Cells
Hannum L, Haberman A, Anderson S, Shlomchik M. Germinal Center Initiation, Variable Gene Region Hypermutation, and Mutant B Cell Selection without Detectable Immune Complexes on Follicular Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 192: 931-942. PMID: 11015435, PMCID: PMC2193308, DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.7.931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodiesAntigen-Antibody ComplexB-LymphocytesDendritic Cells, FollicularFemaleGenes, ImmunoglobulinGerminal CenterHaptensImmunoglobulin lambda-ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataNitrophenolsPhenylacetatesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellConceptsFollicular dendritic cellsDetectable immune complexesImmune complexesDendritic cellsImmune responseA B-cell receptor-specific selection step governs immature to mature B cell differentiation
Levine M, Haberman A, Sant'Angelo D, Hannum L, Cancro M, Janeway C, Shlomchik M. A B-cell receptor-specific selection step governs immature to mature B cell differentiation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 2743-2748. PMID: 10688906, PMCID: PMC16000, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.050552997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmature B cellsMature B cellsB cell receptor repertoirePositive selection eventsB cell differentiationReceptor repertoireSelection eventsCell differentiationB cellsChain pairsCell receptor repertoirePeripheral B cellsReceptor specificityTime cellsMajor forceCell fractionCellsAdaptive immune responsesRepertoireConventional B cellsAvailable repertoireSelection stepImmune responseB cell fractionsSignificant skewing