B cells, plasma cells and antibody repertoires in the tumour microenvironment

GV Sharonov, EO Serebrovskaya… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Recent data show that B cells and plasma cells located in tumours or in tumour-draining
lymph nodes can have important roles in sha** antitumour immune responses. In tumour …

Beyond binding: antibody effector functions in infectious diseases

LL Lu, TJ Suscovich, SM Fortune, G Alter - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
Antibodies play an essential role in host defence against pathogens by recognizing
microorganisms or infected cells. Although preventing pathogen entry is one potential …

Challenges and opportunities for consistent classification of human B cell and plasma cell populations

I Sanz, C Wei, SA Jenks, KS Cashman… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The increasingly recognized role of different types of B cells and plasma cells in protective
and pathogenic immune responses combined with technological advances have generated …

Role of human milk bioactives on infants' gut and immune health

LE Carr, MD Virmani, F Rosa, D Munblit… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Exclusive human milk feeding of the newborn is recommended during the first 6 months of
life to promote optimal health outcomes during early life and beyond. Human milk contains a …

Origin and evolution of the adaptive immune system: genetic events and selective pressures

MF Flajnik, M Kasahara - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2010 - nature.com
The adaptive immune system (AIS) in mammals, which is centred on lymphocytes bearing
antigen receptors that are generated by somatic recombination, arose approximately 500 …

Rethinking mucosal antibody responses: IgM, IgG and IgD join IgA

K Chen, G Magri, EK Grasset, A Cerutti - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Humoral immune responses at mucosal surfaces have historically focused on IgA. Growing
evidence highlights the complexity of IgA-inducing pathways and the functional impact of IgA …

IgT, a primitive immunoglobulin class specialized in mucosal immunity

YA Zhang, I Salinas, J Li, D Parra, S Bjork, Z Xu… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Teleost fish are the most primitive bony vertebrates that contain immunoglobulins. In contrast
to mammals and birds, these species are devoid of immunoglobulin A (IgA) or a functional …

B cell–helper neutrophils stimulate the diversification and production of immunoglobulin in the marginal zone of the spleen

I Puga, M Cols, CM Barra, B He, L Cassis… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Neutrophils use immunoglobulins to clear antigen, but their role in immunoglobulin
production is unknown. Here we identified neutrophils around the marginal zone (MZ) of the …

Human plasma protein N-glycosylation

F Clerc, KR Reiding, BC Jansen, GSM Kammeijer… - Glycoconjugate …, 2016 - Springer
Glycosylation is the most abundant and complex protein modification, and can have a
profound structural and functional effect on the conjugate. The oligosaccharide fraction is …

V (D) J recombination, somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination of immunoglobulins: mechanism and regulation

X Chi, Y Li, X Qiu - Immunology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Immunoglobulins emerging from B lymphocytes and capable of recognizing almost all kinds
of antigens owing to the extreme diversity of their antigen‐binding portions, known as …