2011
EBI2 Guides Serial Movements of Activated B Cells and Ligand Activity Is Detectable in Lymphoid and Nonlymphoid Tissues
Kelly LM, Pereira JP, Yi T, Xu Y, Cyster JG. EBI2 Guides Serial Movements of Activated B Cells and Ligand Activity Is Detectable in Lymphoid and Nonlymphoid Tissues. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 187: 3026-3032. PMID: 21844396, PMCID: PMC3169736, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivated B cellsB cellsAb responsesNonlymphoid tissuesCCR7-dependent mannerSecondary lymphoid organsDependent Ab responsesB cell migrationLigand activityCCR7 downregulationLymphoid organsFollicular regionsEBI2Outer follicleT zoneCD40 engagementCell linesLipid ligandsLymphoidCell migrationGene 2CellsTissueSerial movementsEarly wave
2009
EBI2 mediates B cell segregation between the outer and centre follicle
Pereira JP, Kelly LM, Xu Y, Cyster JG. EBI2 mediates B cell segregation between the outer and centre follicle. Nature 2009, 460: 1122-1126. PMID: 19597478, PMCID: PMC2809436, DOI: 10.1038/nature08226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsAntibody responseEpstein-Barr virus infectionOrphan G protein-coupled receptorOuter follicleB cell segregationNormal B cell proliferationDefective antibody responsesB cell positioningGerminal center B cellsActivated B cellsB cell proliferationG protein-coupled receptorsLymphoid folliclesFollicle centersT cellsVirus infectionInterfollicular regionsMice LackingEBI2FolliclesMolecular cuesReceptorsCellsCorrect positioning