Cyclin D3 drives inertial cell cycling in dark zone germinal center B cells
Pae J, Ersching J, Castro T, Schips M, Mesin L, Allon S, Ordovas-Montanes J, Mlynarczyk C, Melnick A, Efeyan A, Shalek A, Meyer-Hermann M, Victora G. Cyclin D3 drives inertial cell cycling in dark zone germinal center B cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2020, 218: e20201699. PMID: 33332554, PMCID: PMC7754672, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20201699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGC B cellsB cellsGerminal centersExpansion of GC B cellsDose-dependentlyClonal B-cell lymphoproliferationGerminal center B cellsB-cell lymphoproliferationCyclin D3Gain-of-function mutationsCell cycle regulator cyclin D3Cell cycle programAffinity-dependent selectionLight zoneMalignant transformationClonal expansionOld miceVigorous proliferationCell cycleSomatic hypermutationCCND3 genesAffinity maturationDark zoneProliferationCyclinGerminal center‐derived lymphomas: The darkest side of humoral immunity
Mlynarczyk C, Fontán L, Melnick A. Germinal center‐derived lymphomas: The darkest side of humoral immunity. Immunological Reviews 2019, 288: 214-239. PMID: 30874354, PMCID: PMC6518944, DOI: 10.1111/imr.12755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsGC reactionGerminal centersImmune receptor signalingBCL6 transcription factorTreated lymphoma patientsB-cell neoplasmsFunction of BCL6GC-derived lymphomasImmune regulatory mechanismsMutations of genesGC B cellsClonal diversityTranscription factorsBiological themesEpigenetic regulationGenomic lesionsPoint mutationsRegulatory mechanismsEpigenetic programmingLymphoma patientsOncogenic functionEpigenetic standpointTumor-suppressive effectsMutations