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Immunity. 2025 May 2:S1074-7613(25)00177-3. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.04.014. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT B cell somatic hypermutation (SHM) and selection in germinal centers (GCs) enhance antibody affinity

Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 1;44(4):115472. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115472. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Memory lymphocytes are durable cells that persist in the absence of antigen, but

J Exp Med. 2024 Nov 4;221(11):e2023119310182024c. doi: 10.1084/jem.2023119310182024c. Epub 2024 Oct 30. NO ABSTRACT PMID:39475498 | DOI:10.1084/jem.2023119310182024c

J Exp Med. 2024 Oct 7;221(10):e20231193. doi: 10.1084/jem.20231193. Epub 2024 Sep 25. ABSTRACT Upon antigenic stimulation, naïve CD4+ T cells can give rise to phenotypically

Immunol Rev. 2024 Jul 23. doi: 10.1111/imr.13373. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Despite the near ubiquitous presence of Ig-based antibodies in vertebrates, IgE is unique

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Jul 10:S0091-6749(24)00682-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.06.021. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis is characterized by scratching and a Th2-dominated local

Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Jul 2;4(1):128. doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00525-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Human carcinoembryonic antigen cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) is an inhibitory cell surface protein that

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 May 10:2024.05.08.592267. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.08.592267. ABSTRACT Bone marrow plasma cells (BMPCs) produce durable, protective IgM, IgG, and IgA antibodies, and in some cases,

EMBO Rep. 2023 Dec 6;24(12):e57724. doi: 10.15252/embr.202357724. Epub 2023 Nov 2. ABSTRACT Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) enters host cells by first engaging

Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2023 Jul 10. doi: 10.1038/s41594-023-01023-6. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The Omicron subvariant BA.2 has become the dominant circulating strain of