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| タイトル | Competition propels, rather than limits, the success of low-affinity B cells in the germinal center response. |
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| ジャーナル・号・ページ | Cell Rep, Vol. 44, Issue 2, Page 115334, Year 2025 |
| 掲載日 | 2025年2月15日 |
著者 | Runhan Li / Keyan Bao / Can Liu / Xuejing Ma / Zhaolin Hua / Ping Zhu / Baidong Hou / ![]() |
| PubMed 要旨 | The germinal center (GC) sets an environment where antigen-specific B cells are compelled to continuously increase their affinity to compete for the antigen and obtain Tfh help for survival and ...The germinal center (GC) sets an environment where antigen-specific B cells are compelled to continuously increase their affinity to compete for the antigen and obtain Tfh help for survival and propagation. Previous studies indicated that low-affinity B cells are disadvantaged in the presence of high-affinity ones, suggesting that competition may lead to the elimination of low-affinity B cells and their descendants. However, using a multivalent virus-mimicking antigen, our study demonstrates that low-affinity B cells not only successfully participate in GC responses alongside high-affinity B cells but also undergo accelerated affinity maturation under the more stringent competition. Furthermore, our cryo-electron-microscopy-based structural analysis reveals that both low-affinity and high-affinity B cells compete for the same antigenic epitope. Although the applicability of this idealized GC competition to true pathogen-induced responses remains uncertain, this change in perspective on the role of competition in low-affinity B cell evolution provides valuable insights for vaccine development. |
リンク | Cell Rep / PubMed:39955776 |
| 手法 | EM (単粒子) |
| 解像度 | 2.8 - 4.3 Å |
| 構造データ | EMDB-37286, PDB-8w5d: EMDB-37287, PDB-8w5e: EMDB-37290, PDB-8w5f: EMDB-37291, PDB-8w5g: EMDB-37292, PDB-8w5h: EMDB-37293, PDB-8w5i: EMDB-37296, PDB-8w5l: EMDB-37297, PDB-8w5m: EMDB-37298, PDB-8w5n: EMDB-37299, PDB-8w5o: EMDB-37300, PDB-8w5p: EMDB-37301, PDB-8w5q: EMDB-37302, PDB-8w5r: EMDB-37303, PDB-8w5t: EMDB-37304, PDB-8w5u: EMDB-37305, PDB-8w5v: EMDB-37306, PDB-8w5w: |
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キーワード | IMMUNE SYSTEM / Qb / cryo-EM / Antibody |
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