2011
Oxysterols direct immune cell migration via EBI2
Hannedouche S, Zhang J, Yi T, Shen W, Nguyen D, Pereira JP, Guerini D, Baumgarten BU, Roggo S, Wen B, Knochenmuss R, Noël S, Gessier F, Kelly LM, Vanek M, Laurent S, Preuss I, Miault C, Christen I, Karuna R, Li W, Koo DI, Suply T, Schmedt C, Peters EC, Falchetto R, Katopodis A, Spanka C, Roy MO, Detheux M, Chen YA, Schultz PG, Cho CY, Seuwen K, Cyster JG, Sailer AW. Oxysterols direct immune cell migration via EBI2. Nature 2011, 475: 524-527. PMID: 21796212, PMCID: PMC4297623, DOI: 10.1038/nature10280.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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