Viral persistence redirects CD4 T cell differentiation toward T follicular helper cells

Follicular Helper T Cell Differentiation Requires Continuous Antigen Presentation that Is Independent of Unique B Cell Signaling

(2010) Elissa K. Deenick et al.   IMMUNITY

Interferons Direct Th2 Cell Reprogramming to Generate a Stable GATA-3+T-bet+ Cell Subset with Combined Th2 and Th1 Cell Functions

(2010) Ahmed N. Hegazy et al.   IMMUNITY

IL-21 acts directly on B cells to regulate Bcl-6 expression and germinal center responses

(2010) Michelle A. Linterman et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

IL-21 regulates germinal center B cell differentiation and proliferation through a B cell–intrinsic mechanism

(2010) Dimitra Zotos et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Signals that influence T follicular helper cell differentiation and function

(2010) Michelle A. Linterman et al.   Seminars in Immunopathology

The Transcriptional Repressor Bcl-6 Directs T Follicular Helper Cell Lineage Commitment

(2009) Di Yu et al.   IMMUNITY

T follicular helper cells differentiate from Th2 cells in response to helminth antigens

(2009) Arielle Glatman Zaretsky et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

IL-4–producing CD4+T cells in reactive lymph nodes during helminth infection are T follicular helper cells

(2009) Irah L. King et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Cutting Edge: IL-27 Induces the Transcription Factor c-Maf, Cytokine IL-21, and the Costimulatory Receptor ICOS that Coordinately Act Together to Promote Differentiation of IL-10-Producing Tr1 Cells

(2009) C. Pot et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

c-Maf activates the promoter and enhancer of the IL-21 gene, and TGF-β inhibits c-Maf-induced IL-21 production in CD4+ T cells

(2009) Yukiko Hiramatsu et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

The function of follicular helper T cells is regulated by the strength of T cell antigen receptor binding

(2009) Nicolas Fazilleau et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Cytokine-secreting follicular T cells shape the antibody repertoire

(2009) R Lee Reinhardt et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Bcl6 and Blimp-1 Are Reciprocal and Antagonistic Regulators of T Follicular Helper Cell Differentiation

(2009) R. J. Johnston et al.   SCIENCE

Bcl6 Mediates the Development of T Follicular Helper Cells

(2009) R. I. Nurieva et al.   SCIENCE

A Vital Role for Interleukin-21 in the Control of a Chronic Viral Infection

(2009) J. S. Yi et al.   SCIENCE

IL-21 Is Required to Control Chronic Viral Infection

(2009) H. Elsaesser et al.   SCIENCE

IL-21R on T Cells Is Critical for Sustained Functionality and Control of Chronic Viral Infection

(2009) A. Frohlich et al.   SCIENCE

Impaired Antibody Response Causes Persistence of Prototypic T Cell–Contained Virus

(2009) Andreas Bergthaler et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Generation of T Follicular Helper Cells Is Mediated by Interleukin-21 but Independent of T Helper 1, 2, or 17 Cell Lineages

(2008) Roza I. Nurieva et al.   IMMUNITY