2021
T Follicular Regulatory Cells: Choreographers of Productive Germinal Center Responses
Lu Y, Craft J. T Follicular Regulatory Cells: Choreographers of Productive Germinal Center Responses. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 12: 679909. PMID: 34177925, PMCID: PMC8222975, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.679909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTfr cellsTreg cellsHumoral immunityGerminal centersAntigen-specific B cell responsesFollicular helper cellsFollicular regulatory (Tfr) cellsB cell folliclesRegulatory T cellsB cell autoreactivityB cell responsesGerminal center responseB cell toleranceVaccine design strategiesTranscription factor Bcl6Regulatory cellsHelper cellsImmune homeostasisProductive immunityT cellsViral infectionCenter responseCell responsesGC responseImmune challenge
2019
Spatial and functional heterogeneity of follicular helper T cells in autoimmunity
Seth A, Craft J. Spatial and functional heterogeneity of follicular helper T cells in autoimmunity. Current Opinion In Immunology 2019, 61: 1-9. PMID: 31374450, PMCID: PMC7255639, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2019.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelper T cellsFollicular helper T cellsT cellsB cell helper T cellsTfh cell biologyB cell folliclesB cell helpT helper cellsNon-lymphoid tissuesAutoantibody-mediated autoimmunitySecondary lymphoidAutoimmune diseasesHelper cellsCell helpGerminal centersAnimal modelsB cell developmentHuman patientsPathogenic changesAutoimmunityProduction of affinityExtrafollicular spaceTherapeutic purposesFunctional heterogeneityCell development
2018
Human Extrafollicular CD4+ Th Cells Help Memory B Cells Produce Igs.
Kim ST, Choi JY, Lainez B, Schulz VP, Karas DE, Baum ED, Setlur J, Gallagher PG, Craft J. Human Extrafollicular CD4+ Th Cells Help Memory B Cells Produce Igs. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 201: 1359-1372. PMID: 30030323, PMCID: PMC6112860, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsHumoral recall responsesB cell folliclesT cell subsetsB cellsTfh cellsCell subsetsRecall responsesT cellsInhibitory receptor PD-1Follicular helper T cellsGerminal center B-cell maturationIL-21 secretionChemokine receptor expressionReceptor PD-1Helper T cellsT cell zonesPrimary immune responseChemokine receptor CXCR5Transcription factor Bcl6B cell maturationTonsillar CD4IL-10IL-21PD-1
2015
Progressive differentiation of follicular B helper T cells regulates the germinal center response (IRC11P.430)
Herman E, Weinstein J, Lainez B, Licona-Limón P, Esplugues E, Flavell R, Craft J. Progressive differentiation of follicular B helper T cells regulates the germinal center response (IRC11P.430). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 197.12-197.12. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.197.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollicular B helper T cellsHelper T cellsTfh cellsGerminal centersT cellsIL-21IL-4Thymus-dependent humoral immune responsesIL-21 mRNAB cell folliclesTfh cell differentiationCD4 T cellsHumoral immune responseSecondary lymphoid organsEffective antibody responseGerminal center responseAntibody-secreting cellsActivated B cellsTranscription factor Bcl6B cell maturationAntibody responseLymphoid organsImmune responseB cellsCenter response
2012
T cells that promote B‐Cell maturation in systemic autoimmunity
Weinstein JS, Hernandez SG, Craft J. T cells that promote B‐Cell maturation in systemic autoimmunity. Immunological Reviews 2012, 247: 160-171. PMID: 22500839, PMCID: PMC3334351, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2012.01122.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic autoimmunityT cellsB cell maturationExtrafollicular fociGerminal centersB cellsTfh cellsImmune responseFollicular helper T cellsT cell-dependent immune responsesEnd-organ injuryB cell folliclesSystemic autoimmune diseaseTfh cell developmentHuman Tfh cellsSelf-reactive B cellsT helper cellsHelper T cellsSecondary lymphoid organsNormal immune responseT cell helpPlasma cell formationPathogenic autoantibodiesLymph nodesAutoimmune diseases
2011
Migrating out of the zone: the role of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 on T follicular helper cell movement (60.8)
Hernandez S, Weinstein J, Steiner L, Bertino S, Poholek A, Gallagher P, Craft J. Migrating out of the zone: the role of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 on T follicular helper cell movement (60.8). The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 60.8-60.8. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.186.supp.60.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTfh cellsB cell folliclesT cell zonesGerminal centersT cellsLymphoid organsImmune responseB cellsFollicular helper T cellsTD immune responsesT-cell infiltratesChemokine receptor expressionHelper T cellsSecondary lymphoid organsCell zoneMemory B cellsDependent immune responsesGC B cellsWild-type controlsAdoptive transferCell infiltrateLymph nodesP-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1Plasma cell developmentDeficient miceCharacterization of different subsets of human follicular helper T (TFH) cells (152.9)
Choi J, Kim S, Lainez B, Craft J. Characterization of different subsets of human follicular helper T (TFH) cells (152.9). The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 152.9-152.9. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.186.supp.152.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollicular helper T cellsB cell folliclesHelper T cellsTfh cellsT cellsIL-21P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1IL-4Germinal centersB cellsTonsillar Tfh cellsIL-17 secretionExpression of CD127B cell helpAntigen-specific antibodiesGC B cellsTh17 cellsTfh subsetsPD-1Effector subsetsCell helpTherapeutic targetBCL-6RORC expressionHuman tonsils
2008
CD4 T Cells That Promote Extrafollicular B Cell Responses
Poholek A, Odegard J, Craft J. CD4 T Cells That Promote Extrafollicular B Cell Responses. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 846.3-846.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.846.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD4 T cellsExtrafollicular B cell responsesB cell responsesIL-21T cellsLO cellsP-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1Extrafollicular sitesTCR transgenic CD4 T cellsCell responsesSelectin glycoprotein ligand-1Follicular helper T cellsTransgenic CD4 T cellsT FH cellsB cell folliclesHelper T cellsNormal immune responseExtrafollicular cellsAdoptive transferMurine lupusFH cellsIL-4Extrafollicular responseImmune responseNovel subset