2021
Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses
Cui C, Wang J, Fagerberg E, Chen PM, Connolly KA, Damo M, Cheung JF, Mao T, Askari AS, Chen S, Fitzgerald B, Foster GG, Eisenbarth SC, Zhao H, Craft J, Joshi NS. Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses. Cell 2021, 184: 6101-6118.e13. PMID: 34852236, PMCID: PMC8671355, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 TB cellsTfh cellsLung adenocarcinomaTfh-B cell interactionsTumor-specific B cellsFollicular helper cellsAnti-tumor immunityB cell signaturesCell effector functionsGerminal center formationGC B cellsCD4 THelper cellsTumor controlTumor neoantigensEffector functionsCell collaborationCell responsesCell signatureTumor cellsSignature correlatesNeoantigensCell functionCD4
2016
Increasing the efficacy of radiotherapy by modulating the CCR2/CCR5 chemokine axes
Connolly K, Belt B, Figueroa N, Murthy A, Patel A, Kim M, Lord E, Linehan D, Gerber S. Increasing the efficacy of radiotherapy by modulating the CCR2/CCR5 chemokine axes. Oncotarget 2016, 5: 86522-86535. PMID: 27852031, PMCID: PMC5349932, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficacy of radiotherapyImmune responseSyngeneic tumor cell linesCancer typesIntratumoral immune infiltrateAnti-tumor immunityIntratumoral immune responseEffect of radiotherapyMechanism of radiotherapyEffectiveness of radiotherapyChemokine axesRadioresponsive tumorsLocal radiotherapyImmunosuppressive cellsImmune infiltratesRT failureTumor recurrenceImmune cellsCCR5 antagonistsMurine modelHigh incidenceRadiotherapyTumor growthRT efficacyTumor site