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Expression of Foxp3 by T follicular helper cells in end-stage germinal centers
Jacobsen J, Hu W, R Castro T, Solem S, Galante A, Lin Z, Allon S, Mesin L, Bilate A, Schiepers A, Shalek A, Rudensky A, Victora G. Expression of Foxp3 by T follicular helper cells in end-stage germinal centers. Science 2021, 373 PMID: 34437125, PMCID: PMC9007630, DOI: 10.1126/science.abe5146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper cellsGerminal centersHelper cellsFormation of GCsExpression of Foxp3Effective antibody responseTranscription factor Foxp3Acute surgeAntibody responseFactor Foxp3T cellsFoxp3Immunoglobulin somatic hypermutationGC sizeAffinity maturationPotential regulatorCellsEctopic expressionSomatic hypermutationExpressionAntibodies
2023
Distinct metabolic requirements regulate B cell activation and germinal center responses
Sharma R, Smolkin R, Chowdhury P, Fernandez K, Kim Y, Cols M, Alread W, Yen W, Hu W, Wang Z, Violante S, Chaligné R, Li M, Cross J, Chaudhuri J. Distinct metabolic requirements regulate B cell activation and germinal center responses. Nature Immunology 2023, 1-12. PMID: 37365386, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01540-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNaïve B cellsB cellsGerminal centersB cell-dependent immune responsesExtrafollicular B cell responsesCell-dependent immune responsesB cell responsesGerminal center responseB cell activationMetabolic requirementsAntibody responseDistinct metabolic requirementsHigh-affinity antibodiesT cellsExtrafollicular sitesImmune responseProliferating lymphocytesCenter responseClonal proliferationCell activationCell responsesGC reactionLactate dehydrogenaseAerobic glycolysisNaïve