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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Using Ex Vivo Tonsil Organoids to Study Memory B Cells.

Zachary W Wagoner, Mahina Tabassum Mitul, Lisa E Wagar

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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Zachary W WagonerDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute for Immunology, Center for Virus Research, and Vaccine R&D Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Mahina Tabassum MitulDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute for Immunology, Center for Virus Research, and Vaccine R&D Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Lisa E WagarDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute for Immunology, Center for Virus Research, and Vaccine R&D Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA. lwagar@hs.uci.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tools to study memory B cell (MBC) development and function are needed to understand their role in supporting sustained protection against recurrent infections. While human MBCs are traditionally measured using blood, there is a growing interest in elucidating their behavior within lymphoid tissues, which are the main sites where adaptive immune responses are orchestrated. In this chapter, we introduce a high-throughput organoid system that is derived from primary human lymphoid tissues. The approach can recapitulate many hallmarks of successful adaptive immune responses and capture inter-individual variation in response to a variety of stimuli. Lymphoid tissue organoids enable characterization of pre-existing antigen-specific MBCs within an entirely human system and can provide valuable insights into MBC dynamics.

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B-LymphocytesImmunologic MemoryOrganoidsPalatine TonsilCell Culture TechniquesCells, CulturedHumansAntigen-specific B cellsHuman immunologyImmune organoidsLymphoid tissueVaccine response

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