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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

Timothy Chege Kuria, Andrea Schneider, Favoured Baraka, Jana Wanzek, Lisa Vogg, Stefanie Brey, Katharina M Habenicht, Thomas H Winkler

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Timothy Chege KuriaDepartment of Biology, Division of Genetics, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Andrea SchneiderDepartment of Biology, Division of Genetics, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Favoured BarakaDepartment of Biology, Division of Genetics, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Jana WanzekDepartment of Biology, Division of Genetics, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Lisa VoggDepartment of Biology, Division of Genetics, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Stefanie BreyDepartment of Biology, Division of Genetics, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Katharina M HabenichtDepartment of Biology, Division of Genetics, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Thomas H WinklerDepartment of Biology, Division of Genetics, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center for Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The germinal center (GC) reaction is crucial for somatic hypermutation, affinity maturation, and the selection of high-affinity B cells, all of which are hallmarks of the humoral immune response. Understanding the distinct roles of various B cell genes is essential for elucidating the selection mechanisms within the GC reaction. Traditionally, studying B cell gene function in the GC reaction involved generating knock-out mice, a highly time-consuming method that necessitates complex vectors. The advent of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) technology has simplified the creation of knock-out mice. However, even with CRISPR, the generation of knock-out mice still faces challenges, including being time-consuming, costly, having low knock-out efficiency, and raising ethical concerns regarding animal use. To address these challenges, we developed an alternative method to traditional knock-out mouse generation. Our approach entails the

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B-LymphocytesCRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingGerminal CenterAdoptive TransferAnimalsfas ReceptorMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicReceptors, Antigen, B-CellFas protein, mousefas ReceptorReceptors, Antigen, B-Cell40LB cellsB cellsCRISPRFasgerminal centerhigh-affinityselection

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PMID39483469
PMCPMC11524869

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