The BCL6 RD2 Domain Governs Commitment of Activated B Cells to Form Germinal Centers
Huang C, Gonzalez DG, Cote CM, Jiang Y, Hatzi K, Teater M, Dai K, Hla T, Haberman AM, Melnick A. The BCL6 RD2 Domain Governs Commitment of Activated B Cells to Form Germinal Centers. Cell Reports 2014, 8: 1497-1508. PMID: 25176650, PMCID: PMC4163070, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell MovementCytokinesDNA-Binding ProteinsGerminal CenterHistone Deacetylase 2Lymphocyte ActivationMiceMutationProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, LysosphingolipidSphingosine-1-Phosphate ReceptorsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerConceptsInnate immune cell phenotypesGC Tfh cellsImmune cell phenotypesT helper cellsGerminal center formationB cells migrateActivated B cellsB cell migrationHelper cellsInflammatory diseasesInterfollicular zonesTranscriptional repressor functionExtrafollicular responseGerminal centersB cellsImmune systemReceptor S1PR1MiceRepression domainRD2 domainRepressor functionCell migrationCells migrateCenter formationBiochemical specificity