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ReviewNature reviews. Immunology2014

Follicular dendritic cells: dynamic antigen libraries.

Balthasar A Heesters, Riley C Myers, Michael C Carroll

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Review in Nature reviews. Immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 229 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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229citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

229 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 405 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Balthasar A Heesters1] The Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. [2] Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CX, The Netherlands.
Riley C MyersThe Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Michael C CarrollThe Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Harvard University · US

Funding

COMPLEMENT SYSTEM AND HUMORAL IMMUNITYR01AI039246 · NIAID · IMMUNE DISEASE INSTITUTE, INC. · PI CARROLL, MICHAEL CRAIG · 1996 to 2014
$6.1M
BCR signaling during B cell development and maintenanceR37AI054636 · NIAID · IMMUNE DISEASE INSTITUTE, INC. · PI CARROLL, MICHAEL CRAIG · 2003 to 2012
$5.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI039246NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI054636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) are essential for high-affinity antibody production and for the development of B cell memory. Historically, FDCs have been characterized as 'accessory' cells that passively support germinal centre (GC) responses. However, recent observations suggest that FDCs actively shape humoral immunity. In this Review, we discuss recent findings concerning the antigen acquisition and retention functions of FDCs, and relevant implications for protective immunity. Furthermore, we describe the roles of FDCs within GCs in secondary lymphoid organs and discuss FDC development within this dynamic environment. Finally, we discuss how a better understanding of FDCs could facilitate the design of next-generation vaccines.

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AntibodiesAntibody AffinityAntibody FormationAntigen-Antibody ComplexAntigen PresentationAntigensB-LymphocytesDendritic Cells, FollicularHIVHumansReceptors, ChemokineSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesAntibodiesAntigen-Antibody ComplexAntigensReceptors, Chemokine

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PMID24948364
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