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ArticleImmunity2011

Selective utilization of Toll-like receptor and MyD88 signaling in B cells for enhancement of the antiviral germinal center response.

Baidong Hou, Philippe Saudan, Gary Ott, Matthew L Wheeler, Ming Ji, Lili Kuzmich, Linda M Lee, Robert L Coffman, Martin F Bachmann, Anthony L DeFranco

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Article in Immunity, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 153 papers.

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153citing papers in PubMed
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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153 citing papers in PubMed, 233 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Baidong HouDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. baidong_hou@ibp.ac.cn
Philippe Saudan
Gary Ott
Matthew L Wheeler
Ming Ji
Lili Kuzmich
Linda M Lee
Robert L Coffman
Martin F Bachmann
Anthony L DeFranco
University of California, San Francisco · USDynavax Technologies (United States) · US

Funding

Cell Type-Specific Roles of TLR Signaling In Immune ResponsesR01AI072058 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DEFRANCO, ANTHONY L · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI072058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The contribution of Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling to T cell-dependent (TD) antibody responses was assessed by using mice lacking the TLR signaling adaptor MyD88 in individual cell types. When a soluble TLR9 ligand was used as adjuvant for a protein antigen, MyD88 was required in dendritic cells but not in B cells to enhance the TD antibody response, regardless of the inherent immunogenicity of the antigen. In contrast, a TLR9 ligand contained within a virus-like particle substantially augmented the TD germinal center IgG antibody response, and this augmentation required B cell MyD88. The ability of B cells to discriminate between antigens based on the physical form of a TLR ligand probably reflects an adaptation to facilitate strong antiviral antibody responses.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsAntibodies, ViralB-LymphocytesDendritic CellsGerminal CenterMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutModels, ImmunologicalMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88OrthomyxoviridaeToll-Like Receptor 9Antibodies, ViralMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Toll-Like Receptor 9

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PMID21353603
PMCPMC3064721
OpenAlexW1981295756

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