Germinal Centers

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

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Follicular Helper CD4 T Cells (T FH )

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Social controls on cell survival and cell death

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Predominant Autoantibody Production by Early Human B Cell Precursors

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Autoimmune Dilated Cardiomyopathy in PD-1 Receptor-Deficient Mice

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Germinal Centers

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Clonal selection and learning in the antibody system

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IgG Fc Receptors

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

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Bcl6 mediates the development of T follicular helper cells

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Metabolic rewiring controlled by HIF-1α tunes IgA-producing B-cell differentiation and intestinal inflammation

Meng, X., Asadi-Asadabad, S., Cao, S., Song, R., Lin, Z., Safhi, M., Qin, Y., Tactoum, E. T., Taudte, R. V., Ekici, A. B., et al. (2024) · Cellular and Molecular Immunology · doi:10.1038/s41423-024-01233-y · Cited by 32

Role of MYC in B Cell Lymphomagenesis

Korać, P., Dotlić, S., Matulić, M., Petranović, M. Z., & Dominis, M. (2017) · Genes · doi:10.3390/genes8040115 · Cited by 30

Here, there and everywhere: T follicular helper cells on the move

Ma, C. S., & Phan, T. G. (2017) · Immunology · doi:10.1111/imm.12793 · Cited by 30

HIV‐1 infection of CD4 T cells impairs antigen‐specific B cell function

Kaw, S., Ananth, S., Tsopoulidis, N., Morath, K., Coban, B. M., Hohenberger, R., Bulut, O. C., Klein, F., Stolp, B., & Fackler, O. (2020) · The EMBO Journal · doi:10.15252/embj.2020105594 · Cited by 28

Follicular lymphoma dynamics

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Cell‐intrinsic and ‐extrinsic roles of miRNAs in regulating T cell immunity

Cho, S., Dong, J., & Lu, L. (2021) · Immunological Reviews · doi:10.1111/imr.13029 · Cited by 29

Related Mechanisms of Antibody Somatic Hypermutation and Class Switch Recombination

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Tingible body macrophages arise from lymph node–resident precursors and uptake B cells by dendrites

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The Kinase Complex mTOR Complex 2 Promotes the Follicular Migration and Functional Maturation of Differentiated Follicular Helper CD4+ T Cells During Viral Infection

Hao, Y., Wang, Y., Liu, X., Yang, X., Wang, P., Qin, T., Baï, Q., Chen, X., Li, Z., Wu, J. S., et al. (2018) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.01127 · Cited by 28

Selective DNAM-1 expression on small peritoneal macrophages contributes to CD4+ T cell costimulation

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Advancing immunomodulation by in vivo antigen delivery to DEC-205 and other cell surface molecules using recombinant chimeric antibodies

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Insights into the Roles of B Cells in Patients with Sepsis

Dong, X., Tu, H., Qin, S., Bai, X., Yang, F., & Li, Z. (2023) · Journal of Immunology Research · doi:10.1155/2023/7408967 · Cited by 31

ATRA alters humoral responses associated with amelioration of EAMG symptoms by balancing Tfh/Tfr helper cell profiles

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Ultrasensitive DNA Immune Repertoire Sequencing Using Unique Molecular Identifiers

Johansson, G., Kaltak, M., Rîmniceanu, C., Singh, A. K., Lycke, J., Malmeström, C., Hühn, M., Vaarala, O., Cardell, S., & Ståhlberg, A. (2020) · Clinical Chemistry · doi:10.1093/clinchem/hvaa159 · Cited by 27

T follicular cells: The regulators of germinal center homeostasis

Ribeiro, F., Perucha, E., & Graça, L. (2022) · Immunology Letters · doi:10.1016/j.imlet.2022.02.008 · Cited by 27

Affinity maturation for an optimal balance between long-term immune coverage and short-term resource constraints

Chardès, V., Vergassola, M., Walczak, A. M., & Mora, T. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2113512119 · Cited by 27

Antibody Avidity and Neutralizing Response against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant after Infection or Vaccination

Dapporto, F., Marchi, S., Leonardi, M., Piu, P., Lovreglio, P., Decaro, N., Buonvino, N., Stufano, A., Lorusso, E., Bombardieri, E., et al. (2022) · Journal of Immunology Research · doi:10.1155/2022/4813199 · Cited by 27

Lycopene Ameliorate Atrazine-Induced Oxidative Damage in the B Cell Zone via Targeting the miR-27a-3p/Foxo1 Axis

Zhu, S., Li, X., Zhao, Y. P., Dai, X., Guo, J., & Li, J. (2022) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.2c05103 · Cited by 27

A scalable synthesis of adjuvanting antigen depots based on metal–organic frameworks

Ehrman, R. N., Brohlin, O. R., Wijesundara, Y. H., Kumari, S., Trashi, O., Howlett, T. S., Trashi, I., Herbert, F. C., Raja, A., Koirala, S., et al. (2024) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/d3sc06734c · Cited by 27

Adaptor protein DOK3 promotes plasma cell differentiation by regulating the expression of programmed cell death 1 ligands

Ou, X., Xu, S., Li, Y.-F., & Lam, K. (2014) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1400539111 · Cited by 27

Triggering Positive Selection of Germinal Center B Cells by Antigen Targeting to DEC-205

Pasqual, G., Angelini, A., & Victora, G. D. (2015) · Methods in molecular biology · doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2498-1_10 · Cited by 27

Differential requirements for the canonical NF‐κB transcription factors c‐REL and RELA during the generation and activation of mature B cells

Milanovic, M., Heise, N., Silva, N. S. D., Anderson, M. M., Silva, K., Carette, A., Orelli, F., Bhagat, G., & Klein, U. (2016) · Immunology and Cell Biology · doi:10.1038/icb.2016.95 · Cited by 27

BRILIA: Integrated Tool for High-Throughput Annotation and Lineage Tree Assembly of B-Cell Repertoires

Lee, D. W., Khavrutskii, I. V., Wallqvist, A., Bavari, S., Cooper, C. L., & Chaudhury, S. (2017) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2016.00681 · Cited by 27

The Complex Interplay between DNA Injury and Repair in Enzymatically Induced Mutagenesis and DNA Damage in B Lymphocytes

Bahjat, M., & Guikema, J. E. J. (2017) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms18091876 · Cited by 31

New Methods To Analyze B Cell Immune Responses to Thymus-Dependent Antigen Sheep Red Blood Cells

McAllister, E. J., Apgar, J. R., Leung, C. R., Rickert, R. C., & Jellusova, J. (2017) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1700454 · Cited by 27

Atypical chemokine receptor 4 shapes activated B cell fate

Kara, E. E., Bastow, C. R., McKenzie, D. R., Whyte, C. E., Fenix, K. A., Babb, R., Norton, T. S., Zotos, D., Rodda, L. B., Hermes, J. R., et al. (2018) · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · doi:10.1084/jem.20171067 · Cited by 30

Competition between hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells controls hematopoietic stem cell compartment size

Miao, R., Chun, H., Feng, X., Gomes, A. C., Choi, J., & Pereira, J. P. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32228-w · Cited by 29

Nanovaccines for Advancing Long-Lasting Immunity against Infectious Diseases

Gao, X., Wang, X., Li, S., Rahman, M. S. U., Xu, S., & Liu, Y. (2023) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.3c07741 · Cited by 27

Atherosclerosis antigens as targets for immunotherapy

Raposo-Gutiérrez, I., Rodríguez-Ronchel, A., & Ramiro, A. R. (2023) · Nature Cardiovascular Research · doi:10.1038/s44161-023-00376-x · Cited by 26

B Cell–Intrinsic Expression of the HuR RNA-Binding Protein Is Required for the T Cell–Dependent Immune Response In Vivo

DeMicco, A., Naradikian, M. S., Sindhava, V. J., Yoon, J., Gorospe, M., Wertheim, G. B. W., Cancro, M. P., & Bassing, C. H. (2015) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1500512 · Cited by 26

B‑cell activating factor receptor expression is associated with germinal center B‑cell maintenance

Carrillo‐Ballesteros, F. J., Oregon‐Romero, E., Franco‐Topete, R. A., Góvea-Camacho, L. H., Cruz, Á., Mu�oz‐Valle, J., Bustos‐Rodr�guez, F. J., Pereira-Suárez, A. L., & Palafox‐Sánchez, C. A. (2019) · Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine · doi:10.3892/etm.2019.7172 · Cited by 26

A Multiple Antigen Peptide Vaccine Containing CD4 + T Cell Epitopes Enhances Humoral Immunity against Trichinella spiralis Infection in Mice

Gu, Y., Sun, X., Huang, J., Zhan, B., & Zhu, X. (2020) · Journal of Immunology Research · doi:10.1155/2020/2074803 · Cited by 26

miR‐148a controls metabolic programming and survival of mature CD19‐negative plasma cells in mice

Pracht, K., Meinzinger, J., Schulz, S. R., Daum, P., Côrte‐Real, J., Hauke, M., Roth, E. A., Kindermann, D., Mielenz, D., Schuh, W., et al. (2020) · European Journal of Immunology · doi:10.1002/eji.202048993 · Cited by 26

Systemic immune reaction in axillary lymph nodes adds to tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in triple-negative breast cancer prognostication

Liu, F., Hardiman, T., Wu, K., Quist, J., Gazińska, P., Ng, T., Purushotham, A. D., Salgado, R., Guo, X., Pinder, S. E., et al. (2021) · npj Breast Cancer · doi:10.1038/s41523-021-00292-y · Cited by 26

Longevity of vaccine protection: Immunological mechanism, assessment methods, and improving strategy

Chen, Z., Gao, X., & Yu, D. (2022) · Open Research (University of Surrey) · doi:10.1002/viw.20200103 · Cited by 30

Immune cells use active tugging forces to distinguish affinity and accelerate evolution

Jiang, H., & Wang, S. (2023) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2213067120 · Cited by 26

Predictability of B cell clonal persistence and immunosurveillance in breast cancer

Sammut, S., Galson, J. D., Minter, R., Sun, B., Chin, S., Mattos‐Arruda, L. D., Finch, D. K., Schätzle, S., Dias, J., Rueda, O. M., et al. (2024) · Nature Immunology · doi:10.1038/s41590-024-01821-0 · Cited by 27

TSC1 Promotes B Cell Maturation but Is Dispensable for Germinal Center Formation

Ci, X., Kuraoka, M., Wang, H., Carico, Z. M., Hopper, K., Shin, J., Deng, X., Qiu, Y., Unniraman, S., Kelsoe, G. H., et al. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127527 · Cited by 26

Thymic B Cells and Central T Cell Tolerance

Yamano, T., Steinert, M., & Klein, L. (2015) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2015.00376 · Cited by 26

Fate Mapping for Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase (AID) Marks Non-Lymphoid Cells During Mouse Development

Rommel, P. C., Bosque, D., Gitlin, A. D., Croft, G. F., Heintz, N., Casellas, R. C., Nussenzweig, M. C., Kriaučionis, S., & Robbiani, D. F. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069208 · Cited by 26

CXCL13 promotes isotype-switched B cell accumulation to the central nervous system during viral encephalomyelitis

Phares, T. W., DiSano, K. D., Stohlman, S. A., Segal, B. M., & Bergmann, C. C. (2016) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2016.01.016 · Cited by 27

Pms2 and uracil-DNA glycosylases act jointly in the mismatch repair pathway to generate Ig gene mutations at A-T base pairs

Zubani, G. G., Zivojnovic, M., Smet, A. D., Albagli, O., Huetz, F., Weill, J., Reynaud, C., & Storck, S. (2017) · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · doi:10.1084/jem.20161576 · Cited by 26

Therapeutic Effects of a TANK ‐Binding Kinase 1 Inhibitor in Germinal Center–Driven Collagen‐Induced Arthritis

Louis, C., Ngo, D., D’Silva, D. B., Hansen, J. A., Phillipson, L. J., Jousset, H., Novello, P. M., Segal, D., Lawlor, K. E., Burns, C. J., et al. (2018) · Arthritis & Rheumatology · doi:10.1002/art.40670 · Cited by 28

The role of stroma and epithelial cells in primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Asam, S., Neag, G., Berardicurti, O., Gardner, D. H., & Barone, F. (2019) · Rheumatology · doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kez050 · Cited by 26

Divergent chemokine receptor expression and the consequence for human IgG4 B cell responses

Unger, P. A., Lighaam, L. C., Vermeulen, E., Kruithof, S., Makuch, M., Culver, E. L., van Bruggen, R., Remmerswaal, E. B. M., ten Berge, I. J. M., Emmens, R. W., et al. (2020) · European Journal of Immunology · doi:10.1002/eji.201948454 · Cited by 27

Repression of the B cell identity factor Pax5 is not required for plasma cell development

Liu, G. J., Jaritz, M., Wöhner, M., Agerer, B., Bergthaler, A., Malin, S., & Busslinger, M. (2020) · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · doi:10.1084/jem.20200147 · Cited by 26

Complement C4A Regulates Autoreactive B Cells in Murine Lupus

Simoni, L., Présumey, J., van der Poel, C. E., Castrillon, C. E., Chang, S. E., Utz, P. J., & Carroll, M. C. (2020) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108330 · Cited by 26

Flow Cytometric Methods for the Detection of Intracellular Signaling Proteins and Transcription Factors Reveal Heterogeneity in Differentiating Human B Cell Subsets

Marsman, C., Jorritsma, T., ten Brinke, A., & van Ham, S. M. (2020) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells9122633 · Cited by 26

Combined Influence of B-Cell Receptor Rearrangement and Somatic Hypermutation on B-Cell Class-Switch Fate in Health and in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Petrova, V. N., Muir, L., McKay, P. F., Vassiliou, G. S., Smith, K. G. C., Lyons, P., Russell, C. A., Anderson, C. A., Kellam, P., & Bashford-Rogers, R. J. M. (2018) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.01784 · Cited by 25

Remodeling of reactive lymph nodes: Dynamics of stromal cells and underlying chemokine signaling

Thierry, G. R., Gentek, R., & Bajénoff, M. (2019) · Immunological Reviews · doi:10.1111/imr.12750 · Cited by 25

Mutations in the transcription factor FOXO1 mimic positive selection signals to promote germinal center B cell expansion and lymphomagenesis

Roberto, M. P., Varano, G., Viñas-Castells, R., Holmes, A. B., Kumar, R., Pasqualucci, L., Farinha, P., Scott, D. W., & Dominguez-Sola, D. (2021) · Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2021.07.009 · Cited by 25

A molecular theory of germinal center B cell selection and division

Meyer‐Hermann, M. (2021) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109552 · Cited by 25

System-Level Scenarios for the Elucidation of T Cell-Mediated Germinal Center B Cell Differentiation

Verstegen, N. J. M., Ubels, V., Westerhoff, H. V., van Ham, S. M., & Barberis, M. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.734282 · Cited by 25

Coordinated changes in glycosylation regulate the germinal center through CD22

Enterina, J. R., Sarkar, S., Streith, L., Jung, J., Arlian, B. M., Meyer, S. J., Takematsu, H., Xiao, C., Baldwin, T. A., Nitschke, L., et al. (2022) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110512 · Cited by 25

Development of allergen-specific IgE in a food-allergy model requires precisely timed B cell stimulation and is inhibited by Fgl2

Chen, Q., Xie, M. M., Liu, H., & Dent, A. L. (2022) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110990 · Cited by 25

Statin-modified dendritic cells regulate humoral immunity in experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis

Li, H., Wang, C., Zhang, M., Li, X.-L., Zhang, P., Yue, L.-T., Miao, S., Wang, S., Liu, Y., Li, Y., et al. (2015) · Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.mcn.2015.08.010 · Cited by 25

Intrathecal Humoral Immunity to Encephalitic RNA Viruses

Phares, T. W., Stohlman, S. A., & Bergmann, C. C. (2013) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v5020732 · Cited by 25

CTCF orchestrates the germinal centre transcriptional program and prevents premature plasma cell differentiation

Pérez‐García, A., Marina-Zárate, E., Álvarez-Prado, Á. F., Ligos, J. M., Galjart, N., & Ramiro, A. R. (2017) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/ncomms16067 · Cited by 25

Transcriptional repressor Blimp1 regulates follicular regulatory T‐cell homeostasis and function

Yang, G., Yang, X., Zhang, J., Li, G., Zheng, D., Peng, A., Hu, J., Xu, L., Yang, B., Yang, H., et al. (2017) · Immunology · doi:10.1111/imm.12815 · Cited by 27

Potent Plasmablast-Derived Antibodies Elicited by the National Institutes of Health Dengue Vaccine

Magnani, D. M., Silveira, C. G. T., Ricciardi, M. J., Gonzalez-Nieto, L., Pedreño-López, N., Bailey, V. K., Gutman, M. J., Maxwell, H. S., Domingues, A., Costa, P. R., et al. (2017) · Journal of Virology · doi:10.1128/jvi.00867-17 · Cited by 25

MicroRNA and mRNA expression associated with ectopic germinal centers in thymus of myasthenia gravis

Sengupta, M., Wang, B., Lee, N. H., Marx, A., Kusner, L. L., & Kaminski, H. J. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0205464 · Cited by 25

Type 1 diabetes pathogenesis and the role of inhibitory receptors in islet tolerance

Martinov, T., & Fife, B. T. (2019) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/nyas.14106 · Cited by 28

Histone deacetylase 3 controls a transcriptional network required for B cell maturation

Stengel, K. R., Bhaskara, S., Wang, J., Liu, Q., Ellis, J. D., Sampathi, S., & Hiebert, S. W. (2019) · Nucleic Acids Research · doi:10.1093/nar/gkz816 · Cited by 25

The immunodominant antibody response to Zika virus NS1 protein is characterized by cross-reactivity to self

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Trim21-mediated CCT2 ubiquitination suppresses malignant progression and promotes CD4+T cell activation in breast cancer

Chen, X., Ma, C., Li, Y., Liang, Y., Chen, T., Han, D., Luo, D., Zhang, N., Zhao, W., Wang, L., et al. (2024) · Cell Death and Disease · doi:10.1038/s41419-024-06944-8 · Cited by 25

Ze System Manifesto

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AID induces intraclonal diversity and genomic damage in CD86+ chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells

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Mass Cytometry of Follicular Lymphoma Tumors Reveals Intrinsic Heterogeneity in Proteins Including HLA‐DR and a Deficit in Nonmalignant Plasmablast and Germinal Center B‐Cell Populations

Wogsland, C. E., Greenplate, A. R., Kolstad, A., Myklebust, J. H., Irish, J. M., & Huse, K. (2016) · Cytometry Part B Clinical Cytometry · doi:10.1002/cyto.b.21498 · Cited by 24

Insights From Analysis of Human Antigen-Specific Memory B Cell Repertoires

Shah, H. B., Smith, K., Wren, J. D., Webb, C. F., Ballard, J. D., Bourn, R. L., James, J. A., & Lang, M. L. (2019) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.03064 · Cited by 24

In vitro evolution of antibody affinity via insertional scanning mutagenesis of an entire antibody variable region

Skamaki, K., Emond, S., Chodorge, M., Andrews, J. L., Rees, D. G., Cannon, D. A., Popovic, B., Buchanan, A. G., Minter, R., & Hollfelder, F. (2020) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2002954117 · Cited by 24

Brg1 Supports B Cell Proliferation and Germinal Center Formation Through Enhancer Activation

Schmiedel, D., Hezroni, H., Hamburg, A., & Shulman, Z. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.705848 · Cited by 24

Type I Interferon Promotes Humoral Immunity in Viral Vector Vaccination

Zhong, C., Liu, F., Hajnik, R. L., Lei, Y., Chen, K., Wang, M., Liang, Y., Sun, J., Soong, L., Hou, W., et al. (2021) · Journal of Virology · doi:10.1128/jvi.00925-21 · Cited by 24

B-Cell Epitope Mapping of TprC and TprD Variants of Treponema pallidum Subspecies Informs Vaccine Development for Human Treponematoses

Molini, B. J., Fernandez, M. C., Godornes, C., Vorobieva, A. A., Lukehart, S. A., & Giacani, L. (2022) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.862491 · Cited by 24

Tfh cells and the germinal center are required for memory B cell formation & humoral immunity after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination

Foster, W. S., Lee, J. L., Thakur, N., Newman, J., Spencer, A. J., Davies, S. E., Woods, D., Godfrey, L., Hay, I. M., Innocentin, S., et al. (2022) · Cell Reports Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100845 · Cited by 25

Quantifying the impact of PFOA exposure on B-cell development and antibody production

Taylor, K. D., Woodlief, T., Ahmed, A., Hu, Q., Duncker, P. C., & DeWitt, J. C. (2023) · Toxicological Sciences · doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfad043 · Cited by 25

STAT3 signaling in B cells controls germinal center zone organization and recycling

Fike, A. J., Chodisetti, S. B., Wright, N., Bricker, K. N., Domeier, P. P., Maienschein‐Cline, M., Rosenfeld, A. M., Luckenbill, S. A., Weber, J. L., Choi, N. M., et al. (2023) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112512 · Cited by 25

Genomic alterations underlying immune privilege in malignant lymphomas

Mottok, A., & Steidl, C. (2015) · Current Opinion in Hematology · doi:10.1097/moh.0000000000000155 · Cited by 24

Epigenetic Codes Programing Class Switch Recombination

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