Affinity Maturation Is Impaired by Natural Killer Cell Suppression of Germinal Centers
Rydyznski CE, Cranert SA, Zhou JQ, Xu H, Kleinstein SH, Singh H, Waggoner SN. Affinity Maturation Is Impaired by Natural Killer Cell Suppression of Germinal Centers. Cell Reports 2018, 24: 3367-3373.e4. PMID: 30257198, PMCID: PMC6192537, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.08.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNK cellsGC B cell frequencyNatural killer cell suppressionAntigen-reactive B cellsB cell frequenciesNatural killer cellsFollicular helper TAntigen-specific immunoglobulinsAdministration of alumGerminal center reactionVaccine elicitationHelper TKiller cellsHumoral immunityProtective antibodiesHigh-affinity antibodiesCell suppressionGerminal centersB cellsCell frequencyCenter reactionSomatic hypermutationGC developmentGC reactionAntibody affinity