Germinal Centers

Class Switch Recombination and Hypermutation Require Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase (AID), a Potential RNA Editing Enzyme

Muramatsu, M., Kinoshita, K., Fagarasan, S., Yamada, S., Shinkai, Y., & Honjo, T. (2000) · Cell · doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)00078-7 · Cited by 3,475

Follicular Helper CD4 T Cells (T FH )

Crotty, S. (2011) · Annual Review of Immunology · doi:10.1146/annurev-immunol-031210-101400 · Cited by 2,738

Social controls on cell survival and cell death

RAFF, M. C. (1992) · Nature · doi:10.1038/356397a0 · Cited by 2,591

Predominant Autoantibody Production by Early Human B Cell Precursors

Wardemann, H., Yurasov, S., Schaefer, A., Young, J. W., Meffre, E., & Nussenzweig, M. C. (2003) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1086907 · Cited by 2,088

Autoimmune Dilated Cardiomyopathy in PD-1 Receptor-Deficient Mice

Nishimura, H., Okazaki, T., Tanaka, Y., Nakatani, K., Hara, M., Matsumori, A., Sasayama, S., Mizoguchi, A., Hiai, H., Minato, N., et al. (2001) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.291.5502.319 · Cited by 1,868

Germinal Centers

MacLennan, I. C. M. (1994) · Annual Review of Immunology · doi:10.1146/annurev.iy.12.040194.001001 · Cited by 1,795

Clonal selection and learning in the antibody system

Rajewsky, K. (1996) · Nature · doi:10.1038/381751a0 · Cited by 1,701

IgG Fc Receptors

Ravetch, J. V., & Bolland, S. M. (2001) · Annual Review of Immunology · doi:10.1146/annurev.immunol.19.1.275 · Cited by 1,686

Bcl6 and Blimp-1 Are Reciprocal and Antagonistic Regulators of T Follicular Helper Cell Differentiation

Johnston, R. J., Poholek, A. C., DiToro, D., Yusuf, I., Eto, D., Barnett, B., Dent, A. L., Craft, J., & Crotty, S. (2009) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1175870 · Cited by 1,626

Bcl6 mediates the development of T follicular helper cells

Nurieva, R. I., Chung, Y., Martinez, G. J., Yang, X. O., Tanaka, S., Matskevitch, T. D., Wang, Y.-H., & Dong, C. (2009) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1176676 · Cited by 1,506

T Follicular Regulatory Cells and Antibody Responses in Transplantation

Wallin, E. F. (2018) · Transplantation · doi:10.1097/tp.0000000000002224 · Cited by 23

The low spike density of HIV may have evolved because of the effects of T helper cell depletion on affinity maturation

Amitai, A., Chakraborty, A. K., & Mehran Kardar, A. (2018) · PLoS Computational Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006408 · Cited by 23

A Novel Human Papillomavirus 16 L1 Pentamer-Loaded Hybrid Particles Vaccine System: Influence of Size on Immune Responses

Jia, C., Yang, T., Liu, Y., Zhu, A., Yin, F., Wang, Y., Xu, L., Wang, Y., Yan, M., Cai, Q., et al. (2018) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.8b11556 · Cited by 23

Walnut antigens can trigger autoantibody development in patients with pemphigus vulgaris through a “hit-and-run” mechanism

Lin, L., Moran, T. P., Peng, B., Yang, J., Culton, D. A., Che, H., Jiang, S., Liu, Z., Geng, S., Zhang, Y., et al. (2019) · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2019.04.020 · Cited by 23

A high-resolution landscape of mutations in the BCL6 super-enhancer in normal human B cells

Shen, J.-C., Kamath‐Loeb, A. S., Kohrn, B. F., Loeb, K. R., Preston, B. D., & Loeb, L. A. (2019) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1914163116 · Cited by 24

The AKT isoforms 1 and 2 drive B cell fate decisions during the germinal center response

Zhu, Z., Shukla, A., Ramezani-Rad, P., Apgar, J. R., & Rickert, R. C. (2019) · Life Science Alliance · doi:10.26508/lsa.201900506 · Cited by 23

Syk degradation restrains plasma cell formation and promotes zonal transitions in germinal centers

Davidzohn, N., Biram, A., Stoler‐Barak, L., Grenov, A., Dassa, B., & Shulman, Z. (2019) · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · doi:10.1084/jem.20191043 · Cited by 23

T Follicular Regulatory Cell–Derived Fibrinogen-like Protein 2 Regulates Production of Autoantibodies and Induction of Systemic Autoimmunity

Sungnak, W., Wagner, A., Kowalczyk, M. S., Bod, L., Kye, Y.-C., Sage, P. T., Sharpe, A. H., Sobel, R. A., Quintana, F. J., Rozenblatt–Rosen, O., et al. (2020) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2000748 · Cited by 24

Efficient homing of antibody-secreting cells to the bone marrow requires RNA-binding protein ZFP36L1

Saveliev, A., Bell, S. E., & Turner, M. (2020) · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · doi:10.1084/jem.20200504 · Cited by 23

Enhanced BCR signaling inflicts early plasmablast and germinal center B cell death

Yam‐Puc, J. C., Zhang, L., Maqueda‐Alfaro, R. A., Garcia‐Ibanez, L., Zhang, Y., Davies, J. L., Senis, Y. A., Snaith, M. R., & Toellner, K. (2021) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102038 · Cited by 23

BCR Affinity Influences T-B Interactions and B Cell Development in Secondary Lymphoid Organs

Wishnie, A. J., Chwat-Edelstein, T., Attaway, M., & Vuong, B. Q. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.703918 · Cited by 23

Follicular Helper T Cells in Autoimmunity

Scherm, M. G., Ott, V. B., & Daniel, C. (2016) · Current Diabetes Reports · doi:10.1007/s11892-016-0770-2 · Cited by 23

From Loops to Looks: Transcription Factors and Chromatin Organization Shaping Terminal B Cell Differentiation

Azagra, A., Marina-Zárate, E., Ramiro, A. R., Javierre, B. M., & Parra, M. (2019) · Trends in Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.it.2019.11.006 · Cited by 25

A model for establishment, maintenance and reactivation of the immune response after vaccination against Ebola virus

Balelli, I., Pasin, C., Prague, M., Fabien Crauste, A., Effelterre, T. P. V., Bockstal, V., Solforosi, L., & Thiébaut, R. (2020) · Journal of Theoretical Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110254 · Cited by 22

Signals 1, 2 and B cell fate or: Where, when and for how long?

Turner, J. S., Benet, Z. L., & Grigorova, I. (2020) · Immunological Reviews · doi:10.1111/imr.12865 · Cited by 22

Evolution of Anti-RBD IgG Avidity following SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Tauzin, A., Gendron‐Lepage, G., Nayrac, M., Anand, S. P., Bourassa, C., Medjahed, H., Goyette, G., Dubé, M., Bazin, R., Kaufmann, D., et al. (2022) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v14030532 · Cited by 23

Germinal center expansion but not plasmablast differentiation is proportional to peptide-MHCII density via CD40-CD40L signaling strength

Jing, Z., McCarron, M. J., Dustin, M. L., & Fooksman, D. (2022) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110763 · Cited by 22

Somatically hypermutated antibodies isolated from SARS-CoV-2 Delta infected patients cross-neutralize heterologous variants

Yu, H., Liu, B., Zhang, Y., Gao, X., Wang, Q., Xiang, H., Peng, X., Xie, C., Wang, Y., Hu, P., et al. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36761-0 · Cited by 24

MicroRNA regulation of the germinal center response

Baumjohann, D., & Ansel, K. M. (2014) · Current Opinion in Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.coi.2014.01.003 · Cited by 22

Role of group 3 innate lymphoid cells in antibody production

Magri, G., & Cerutti, A. (2015) · Current Opinion in Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.coi.2015.01.008 · Cited by 22

Rational design of vaccine targets and strategies for HIV: a crossroad of statistical physics, biology, and medicine

Chakraborty, A. K., & Barton, J. P. (2017) · Reports on Progress in Physics · doi:10.1088/1361-6633/aa574a · Cited by 23

Germinal Center Optimization Applied to Neural Inverse Optimal Control for an All-Terrain Tracked Robot

Villaseñor, C., Rios, J. D., Arana‐Daniel, N., Alanís, A. Y., López-Franco, C., & Hernandez-Vargas, E. A. (2017) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app8010031 · Cited by 22

Visualizing the Immune System: Providing Key Insights into HIV/SIV Infections

Estes, J. D., Grand, R. L., & Petrovas, C. (2018) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.00423 · Cited by 22

On the origin of rheumatoid factors: Insights from analyses of variable region sequences

Falkenburg, W. J. J., von Richthofen, H. J., & Rispens, T. (2018) · Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism · doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2018.06.006 · Cited by 22

Targeting Type 1 Diabetes: Selective Approaches for New Therapies

Sheehy, D. F., Quinnell, S. P., & Vegas, A. J. (2019) · Biochemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01118 · Cited by 23

Identification of murine antigen-specific T follicular helper cells using an activation-induced marker assay

Jiang, W., Wragg, K. M., Tan, H., Kelly, H. G., Wheatley, A. K., Kent, S. J., & Juno, J. A. (2019) · Journal of Immunological Methods · doi:10.1016/j.jim.2019.02.008 · Cited by 22

B Cell Diversification Is Uncoupled from SAP-Mediated Selection Forces in Chronic Germinal Centers within Peyer’s Patches

Biram, A., Winter, E. E., Denton, A. E., Zaretsky, I., Dassa, B., Bemark, M., Linterman, M. A., Yaari, G., & Shulman, Z. (2020) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2020.01.032 · Cited by 22

Pre-existing Alloreactive T and B Cells and Their Possible Relevance for Pre-transplant Risk Estimation in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Karahan, G. E., Claas, F. H. J., & Heidt, S. (2020) · Frontiers in Medicine · doi:10.3389/fmed.2020.00340 · Cited by 23

A TLR7/8 Agonist-Including DOEPC-Based Cationic Liposome Formulation Mediates Its Adjuvanticity Through the Sustained Recruitment of Highly Activated Monocytes in a Type I IFN-Independent but NF-κB-Dependent Manner

Auderset, F., Belnoue, E., Mastelic-Gavillet, B., Lambert, P., & Siegrist, C. (2020) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.580974 · Cited by 22

Antibody Isotype Switching as a Mechanism to Counter HIV Neutralization Escape

Scheepers, C., Bekker, V., Anthony, C. S., Richardson, S. I., Oosthuysen, B., Moyo-Gwete, T., Kgagudi, P., Kitchin, D., Nonyane, M., York, T., et al. (2020) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108430 · Cited by 22

What Are the Primary Limitations in B-Cell Affinity Maturation, and How Much Affinity Maturation Can We Drive with Vaccination?Preprint

Toellner, K., Sze, D., & Zhang, Y. (2017) · Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology · doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a028795 · Cited by 22

B cell–intrinsic TBK1 is essential for germinal center formation during infection and vaccination in mice

Lee, M. S. J., Inoue, T., Ise, W., Matsuo-Dapaah, J., Wing, J. B., Temizoz, B., Kobiyama, K., Hayashi, T., Patil, A., Sakaguchi, S., et al. (2022) · Journal of Experimental Medicine · doi:10.1084/jem.20211336 · Cited by 21

Inferring B Cell Phylogenies from Paired H and L Chain BCR Sequences with Dowser

Jensen, C. G., Sumner, J., Kleinstein, S. H., & Hoehn, K. B. (2024) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2300851 · Cited by 21

Transcriptional regulation of Tfh dynamics and the formation of immunological synapses

Kim, Y.-J., Choi, J., & Choi, Y. S. (2024) · Experimental & Molecular Medicine · doi:10.1038/s12276-024-01254-7 · Cited by 23

Transient CD4+T Cell Depletion Results in Delayed Development of Functional Vaccine-Elicited Antibody Responses

Provine, N. M., Badamchi-Zadeh, A., Bricault, C. A., Penaloza‐MacMaster, P., Larocca, R. A., Borducchi, E. N., Seaman, M. S., & Barouch, D. H. (2016) · Journal of Virology · doi:10.1128/jvi.00039-16 · Cited by 21

Exploiting B Cell Receptor Analyses to Inform on HIV-1 Vaccination Strategies

Kreer, C., Gruell, H., Mora, T., Walczak, A. M., & Klein, F. (2020) · Vaccines · doi:10.3390/vaccines8010013 · Cited by 21

Phenotypic determinism and stochasticity in antibody repertoires of clonally expanded plasma cells

Neumeier, D., Yermanos, A., Agrafiotis, A., Csepregi, L., Chowdhury, T., Ehling, R. A., Kuhn, R., Cotet, T., Roberto, R. B. D., Tacchio, M. D., et al. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2113766119 · Cited by 24

Two complementary features of humoral immune memory confer protection against the same or variant antigens

Beek, M. V., Nussenzweig, M. C., & Chakraborty, A. K. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2205598119 · Cited by 24

ICOS costimulation is indispensable for the differentiation of T follicular regulatory cells

Panneton, V., Mindt, B. C., Bouklouch, Y. C., Bouchard, A., Mohammaei, S., Chang, J., Diamantopoulos, N., Witalis, M., Li, J., Stancescu, A., et al. (2023) · Life Science Alliance · doi:10.26508/lsa.202201615 · Cited by 23

KMT2D acetylation by CREBBP reveals a cooperative functional interaction at enhancers in normal and malignant germinal center B cells

Vlasevska, S., Garcia‐Ibanez, L., Duval, R., Holmes, A. B., Jahan, R., Bowen, C., Kim, A. H., Mo, T., Basso, K., Soni, R. K., et al. (2023) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2218330120 · Cited by 25

Amount of antigen, T follicular helper cells and affinity of founder cells shape the diversity of germinal center B cells: A computational study

Garg, A. K., Mitra, T., Schips, M., Bandyopadhyay, A., & Meyer‐Hermann, M. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1080853 · Cited by 21

β2-adrenergic signaling promotes higher-affinity B cells and antibodies

Ben-Shalom, N., Sandbank, E., Abramovitz, L., Hezroni, H., Levine, T., Trachtenberg, E., Fogel, N., Mor, M., Yefet, R., Stoler‐Barak, L., et al. (2023) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2023.06.020 · Cited by 21

IgG3 subclass antibodies recognize antigenically drifted influenza viruses and SARS-CoV-2 variants through efficient bivalent binding

Bolton, M. J., Santos, J. J. D. S., Arevalo, C. P., Griesman, T., Watson, M., Li, S. H., Bates, P. F., Ramage, H. R., Wilson, P. C., & Hensley, S. E. (2023) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2216521120 · Cited by 22

Potent and long-lasting humoral and cellular immunity against varicella zoster virus induced by mRNA-LNP vaccine

Bhattacharya, A., Lonzarić, J., Burlak, O., Li, J., Upadhyay, G., Williams, K., Dong, J., Rohrer, H., Pynn, M., Simon, A., et al. (2024) · npj Vaccines · doi:10.1038/s41541-024-00865-5 · Cited by 21

YY1 Regulates the Germinal Center Reaction by Inhibiting Apoptosis

Trabucco, S. E., Gerstein, R. M., & Zhang, H. (2016) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1600721 · Cited by 21

Implications of Intravital Imaging of Murine Germinal Centers on the Control of B Cell Selection and Division

Binder, S. C., & Meyer‐Hermann, M. (2016) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2016.00593 · Cited by 21

Lymph Node Stroma Dynamics and Approaches for Their Visualization

Gentek, R., & Bajénoff, M. (2017) · Trends in Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.it.2017.01.005 · Cited by 21

The Small Rho GTPases Rac1 and Rac2 Are Important for T-Cell Independent Antigen Responses and for Suppressing Switching to IgG2b in Mice

Gerasimčik, N., He, M., Dahlberg, C. I. M., Kuznetsov, N. V., Gronowicz, E. S., & Westerberg, L. S. (2017) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2017.01264 · Cited by 22

Stochastically Timed Competition Between Division and Differentiation Fates Regulates the Transition From B Lymphoblast to Plasma Cell

Zhou, J. H. S., Markham, J. F., Duffy, K. R., & Hodgkin, P. D. (2018) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.02053 · Cited by 21

Proof of long-term immunological memory in cartilaginous fishes

Eve, O., Matz, H. C., & Dooley, H. M. (2020) · Developmental & Comparative Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.dci.2020.103674 · Cited by 21

Opposing Roles for the Related ETS-Family Transcription Factors Spi-B and Spi-C in Regulating B Cell Differentiation and Function

Laramée, A.-S., Raczkowski, H. L., Shao, P., Batista, C. R., Shukla, D., Xu, L., Haeryfar, S. M. M., Tesfagiorgis, Y., Kerfoot, S. M., & DeKoter, R. P. (2020) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.00841 · Cited by 21

Computational Model Reveals a Stochastic Mechanism behind Germinal Center Clonal Bursts

Pélissier, A., Akrout, Y., Jahn, K., Kuipers, J., Klein, U., Beerenwinkel, N., & Martínez, M. R. (2020) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells9061448 · Cited by 21

IL-21–Deficient T Follicular Helper Cells Support B Cell Responses Through IL-27 in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

Khanam, A., Ayithan, N., Tang, L., Poonia, B., & Kottilil, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.599648 · Cited by 21

Emerging insights into origin and pathobiology of primary central nervous system lymphoma

You, H., Li, W., & Kaminska, B. (2021) · Cancer Letters · doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2021.02.025 · Cited by 21

IL-4-Producing Vγ1+/Vδ6+ γδ T Cells Sustain Germinal Center Reactions in Peyer’s Patches of Mice

Ullrich, L., Lueder, Y., Juergens, A.-L., Wilharm, A., Barros‐Martins, J., Bubke, A., Demera, A., Ikuta, K., Patzer, G. E., Janssen, A., et al. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.729607 · Cited by 22

Predominant structural configuration of natural antibody repertoires enables potent antibody responses against protein antigens

Chen, H.-S., Hou, S.-C., Jian, J.-W., Goh, K.-S., Shen, S.-T., Lee, Y., You, J.-J., Peng, H., Kuo, W., Chen, S., et al. (2015) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep12411 · Cited by 21

Deep profiling of B cells responding to various pathogens uncovers compartments in IgG memory B cell and antibody-secreting lineages

Claireaux, M. A. F., Elias, G., Kerster, G., Kuijper, L. H., Duurland, M. C., Paul, A., Burger, J. A., Poniman, M., Olijhoek, W., de Jong, N., et al. (2025) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.ado1331 · Cited by 20

Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion

Rodrigues, K. A., Zhang, Y. J., Lam, J. H., Aung, A., Morgan, D. M., Romanov, A. M., Maiorino, L., Yousefpour, P., Gibson, G., Ozorowski, G., et al. (2025) · Science Translational Medicine · doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.adw7499 · Cited by 20

Recombinant lipidated dengue-3 envelope protein domain III stimulates broad immune responses in mice

Chiang, C.-Y., Liu, S., Hsieh, C.-H., Chen, M., Tsai, J.-P., Liu, H., Chen, I.-H., Chong, P. C.-S., Leng, C., & Chen, H. (2016) · Vaccine · doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.01.009 · Cited by 20

The RNA regulatory programs that govern lymphocyte development and function

Díaz‐Muñoz, M. D., & Osma-García, I. C. (2021) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA · doi:10.1002/wrna.1683 · Cited by 22

RNA-Editing Enzyme ADAR1 p150 Isoform Is Critical for Germinal Center B Cell Response

Li, Y., Ruan, G., Chen, W., Huang, H., Zhang, R., Wang, J., Li, Y., Xu, S., & Ou, X. (2022) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2200149 · Cited by 20

Evidence that High-Affinity IgE Can Develop in the Germinal Center in the Absence of an IgG1-Switched Intermediate

Chen, Q., Liu, H., Luling, N., Reinke, J. G., & Dent, A. L. (2023) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2200521 · Cited by 21

The transcription factor Mef2d regulates B:T synapse–dependent GC-T FH differentiation and IL-21–mediated humoral immunity

Kim, Y.-J., Oh, J., Jung, S., Kim, C. J., Choi, J., Jeon, Y. K., Kim, H. J., Kim, J.-W., Suh, C., Lee, Y., et al. (2023) · Science Immunology · doi:10.1126/sciimmunol.adf2248 · Cited by 21

B Cell Rab7 Mediates Induction of Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase Expression and Class-Switching in T-Dependent and T-Independent Antibody Responses

Pone, E. J., Lam, T., Lou, Z., Wang, R., Chen, Y., Liu, D., Edinger, A. L., Xu, Z., & Casali, P. (2015) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1401896 · Cited by 20

Selenium supplementation suppresses immunological and serological features of lupus in B6.Sle1b mice

Soni, C., Sinha, I., Fasnacht, M. J., Olsen, N. J., Rahman, Z. S. M., & Sinha, R. (2019) · Autoimmunity · doi:10.1080/08916934.2019.1603297 · Cited by 20

Synchronous Germinal Center Onset Impacts the Efficiency of Antibody Responses

Arulraj, T., Binder, S. C., Robert, P. A., & Meyer‐Hermann, M. (2019) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.02116 · Cited by 20

Transcription factor binding at Ig enhancers is linked to somatic hypermutation targeting

Dinesh, R. K., Barnhill, B., Ilanges, A., Wu, L., Michelson, D. A., Šenigl, F., Alinikula, J., Shabanowitz, J., Hunt, D. F., & Schatz, D. G. (2019) · European Journal of Immunology · doi:10.1002/eji.201948357 · Cited by 20

The memory of the fatty acid system

Straub, R. H. (2020) · Progress in Lipid Research · doi:10.1016/j.plipres.2020.101049 · Cited by 21

Optimal evolutionary decision-making to store immune memory

Schnaack, O. H., & Nourmohammad, A. (2021) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.61346 · Cited by 20

Evolving insights into the genomic complexity and immune landscape of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: opportunities for novel biomarkers

Hussein, S. E., Shaw, K. R. M., & Vega, F. (2020) · Modern Pathology · doi:10.1038/s41379-020-0616-y · Cited by 20

T follicular regulatory cells: Guardians of the germinal centre?

Hagert, C., & Degn, S. E. (2020) · Scandinavian Journal of Immunology · doi:10.1111/sji.12942 · Cited by 21

Compartments and Connections Within the Germinal Center

Kennedy, D. E., & Clark, M. R. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.659151 · Cited by 20

Biology of Germinal Center B Cells Relating to Lymphomagenesis

Basso, K. (2021) · HemaSphere · doi:10.1097/hs9.0000000000000582 · Cited by 22

A pathogen-like antigen-based vaccine confers immune protection against SARS-CoV-2 in non-human primates

Guo, C. M., Peng, Y., Lin, L., Pan, X., Fang, M., Zhao, Y., Bao, K., Li, R., Han, J.-B., Chen, J., et al. (2021) · Cell Reports Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100448 · Cited by 20

Intrinsic T ‐ and B ‐cell defects impair T ‐cell‐dependent antibody responses in mice lacking the actin‐bundling protein L ‐plastin

Todd, E. M., Deady, L. E., & Morley, S. C. (2013) · European Journal of Immunology · doi:10.1002/eji.201242780 · Cited by 20

The dysfunction of T follicular helper cells

Cubas, R. A., & Perreau, M. (2014) · Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS · doi:10.1097/coh.0000000000000095 · Cited by 20

To B or Not to B: Mechanisms of Protection Conferred by rVSV-EBOV-GP and the Roles of Innate and Adaptive Immunity

Pinski, A. N., & Messaoudi, I. (2020) · Microorganisms · doi:10.3390/microorganisms8101473 · Cited by 19

Bach2 regulates B cell survival to maintain germinal centers and promote B cell memory

Hu, Q., Xu, T., Zhang, W., & Huang, C. (2022) · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.06.009 · Cited by 19

Tissue immunity to SARS‐CoV‐2: Role in protection and immunopathology*

Rybkina, K., Davis‐Porada, J., & Färber, D. L. (2022) · Immunological Reviews · doi:10.1111/imr.13112 · Cited by 19

Termination of CD40L co‐stimulation promotes human B cell differentiation into antibody‐secreting cells

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