2016
TFH cells progressively differentiate to regulate the germinal center response
Weinstein JS, Herman EI, Lainez B, Licona-Limón P, Esplugues E, Flavell R, Craft J. TFH cells progressively differentiate to regulate the germinal center response. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 1197-1205. PMID: 27573866, PMCID: PMC5030190, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody AffinityB-LymphocytesCD4 AntigensCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationGerminal CenterHumansInterleukin-4InterleukinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMutationNippostrongylusPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Strongylida InfectionsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerTranscription Factors
2014
Dynamic signaling by T follicular helper cells during germinal center B cell selection
Shulman Z, Gitlin AD, Weinstein JS, Lainez B, Esplugues E, Flavell RA, Craft JE, Nussenzweig MC. Dynamic signaling by T follicular helper cells during germinal center B cell selection. Science 2014, 345: 1058-1062. PMID: 25170154, PMCID: PMC4519234, DOI: 10.1126/science.1257861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular helper cellsB cellsGC B cellsHelper cellsGerminal centersAntibody-producing B cellsCytokine interleukin-4B cell selectionGerminal center B cell selectionInterleukin-4Transient elevationMajor histocompatibilitySustained increaseFree calciumClonal expansionCognate peptideIntravital imagingCell migrationCellsIntracellularCell selectionHigh levelsHistocompatibility