2010
Finding the right niche: B-cell migration in the early phases of T-dependent antibody responses
Pereira JP, Kelly LM, Cyster JG. Finding the right niche: B-cell migration in the early phases of T-dependent antibody responses. International Immunology 2010, 22: 413-419. PMID: 20508253, PMCID: PMC2877811, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxq047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumoral immune responseB cellsGerminal centersPlasma cellsImmune responseHigh-affinity plasma cellsHelper T cellsMemory B cellsDistinct stromal cellsB cell positioningB cell migrationSeparate subcompartmentDependent antibodyLymphoid tissueT cellsStromal cellsCell egressT zoneOrphan receptorChemokinesEarly phaseReceptorsCellsRecent studiesTissue
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