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Transcription Factor T-bet in B Cells Modulates Germinal Center Polarization and Antibody Affinity Maturation in Response to Malaria.
Cell reports - 19 Nov 2019
Ly Ann, Liao Yang, Pietrzak Halina, Ioannidis Lisa J, Sidwell Tom, Gloury Renee, Doerflinger Marcel, Triglia Tony, Qin Raymond Z, Groom Joanna R, Belz Gabrielle T, Good-Jacobson Kim L, Shi Wei, Kallies Axel, Hansen Diana S
Abstract excerpt
Despite the key role that antibodies play in protection, the cellular processes mediating the acquisition of humoral immunity against malaria are not fully understood. Using an infection model of severe malaria, we find that germinal center (GC) B cells upregulate the transcription factor T-bet during infection. Molecular and cellular analyses reveal that T-bet in B cells is required not only for IgG2c switching...
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