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ArticleEuropean journal of immunology2022

Spatial transcriptome of a germinal center plasmablastic burst hints at MYD88/CD79B mutants-enriched diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.

Vincenzo L'Imperio, Gaia Morello, Maria Carmela Vegliante, Valeria Cancila, Giorgio Bertolazzi, Saveria Mazzara, Beatrice Belmonte, Alessandro Mangogna, Piera Balzarini, Lilia Corral and 5 more

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Article in European journal of immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Vincenzo L'ImperioDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Pathology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Gaia MorelloTumor Immunology Unit, Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care "G. D'Alessandro,", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Maria Carmela VeglianteHaematology and Cell Therapy Unit, IRCCS-Istituto Tumori 'Giovanni Paolo II,', Bari, Italy.
Valeria CancilaTumor Immunology Unit, Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care "G. D'Alessandro,", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giorgio BertolazziTumor Immunology Unit, Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care "G. D'Alessandro,", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Saveria MazzaraDivision of Diagnostic Haematopathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
Beatrice BelmonteTumor Immunology Unit, Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care "G. D'Alessandro,", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Alessandro MangognaInstitute for Maternal and Child Health, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) "Burlo Garofolo,", Trieste, Italy.
Piera BalzariniDepartment of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Lilia CorralCentro Ricerca Tettamanti, Pediatric Clinic, University of Milan Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital/Fondazione MBBM, Monza, Italy.
Gianluca LopezPathology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Arianna Di NapoliPathology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Fabio FacchettiPathology Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Fabio PagniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Pathology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Claudio TripodoTumor Immunology Unit, Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care "G. D'Alessandro,", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0821-6231
Department of Health · ESUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea · ITUniversity of Brescia · ITEuropean Institute of Oncology · ITIRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo · ITIstituto Tumori Bari · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The GC reaction results in the selection of B cells acquiring effector Ig secreting ability by progressing toward plasmablastic differentiation. This transition is associated with exclusion from the GC microenvironment. The aberrant expansion of plasmablastic elements within the GC fringes configures an atypical condition, the biological characteristics of which have not been defined yet. We investigated the in situ immunophenotypical and transcriptional characteristics of a nonclonal germinotropic expansion of plasmablastic elements (GEx) occurring in the tonsil of a young patient. Compared to neighboring GC and perifollicular regions, the GEx showed a distinctive signature featuring key regulators of plasmacytic differentiation, cytokine signaling, and cell metabolism. The GEx signature was tested in the setting of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) as a prototypical model of lymphomagenesis encompassing transformation at different stages of GC and post-GC functional differentiation. The signature outlined DLBCL clusters with different immune microenvironment composition and enrichment in genetic subtypes. This report represents the first insight into the transcriptional features of a germinotropic plasmablastic burst, shedding light into the molecular hallmarks of B cells undergoing plasmablastic differentiation and aberrant expansion within the noncanonical setting of the GC microenvironment.

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Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88CD79 AntigensGerminal CenterHumansPlasma CellsTranscriptomeTumor MicroenvironmentCD79 AntigensCD79B protein, humanMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ⋅ Digital spatial profiling ⋅ Germinal center ⋅ Plasmablast

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PMID35554927
PMCPMC9546146
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