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ArticleNature communications2025

RIF1 integrates DNA repair and transcriptional requirements during the establishment of humoral immune responses.

Eleni Kabrani, Ali Rahjouei, Maria Berruezo-Llacuna, Svenja Ebeling, Tannishtha Saha, Robert Altwasser, Veronica Delgado-Benito, Rushad Pavri, Michela Di Virgilio

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. 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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Eleni Kabrani *Laboratory of Genome Diversification & Integrity, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0834-9912
Ali Rahjouei *Laboratory of Genome Diversification & Integrity, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Maria Berruezo-LlacunaLaboratory of Genome Diversification & Integrity, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Svenja EbelingLaboratory of Genome Diversification & Integrity, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Tannishtha SahaLaboratory of Genome Diversification & Integrity, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Robert AltwasserLaboratory of Genome Diversification & Integrity, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Veronica Delgado-BenitoLaboratory of Genome Diversification & Integrity, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0077-1935
Rushad PavriPeter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-6333
Michela Di VirgilioLaboratory of Genome Diversification & Integrity, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany. michela.divirgilio@mdc-berlin.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5189-0793

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Abstract

The establishment of protective immune responses relies on the ability of terminally differentiated B cells to secrete a broad variety of antigen-specific antibodies with different effector functions. RIF1 is a multifunctional protein that promotes antibody isotype diversification via its DNA end protection activity during class switch recombination. In this study, we showed that RIF1 ablation resulted in increased plasmablast formation ex vivo and enhanced terminal differentiation into plasma cells upon immunization. Mechanistically, this phenotype is independent from RIF1's role in DNA repair and class switch recombination, and reflects its ability to modulate the transcriptional status of a subset of BLIMP1 target genes. Therefore, here we show that, in addition to promoting antibody diversification, RIF1 fine-tunes the kinetics of late B cell differentiation, thus providing an additional layer of control in the establishment of humoral immunity.

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DNA RepairImmunity, HumoralTelomere-Binding ProteinsTranscription, GeneticAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPlasma CellsPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Prdm1 protein, mouseRif1 protein, mouseTelomere-Binding Proteins

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PMID39824820
PMCPMC11742068

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