Emerging functions of basophils in protective and allergic immune responses

Lyn Kinase Controls Basophil GATA-3 Transcription Factor Expression and Induction of Th2 Cell Differentiation

(2009) Nicolas Charles et al.   IMMUNITY

Basophils Can Directly Present or Cross-Present Antigen to CD8 Lymphocytes and Alter CD8 T Cell Differentiation into IL-10-Producing Phenotypes

(2009) S. Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Basophils contribute to TH2-IgE responses in vivo via IL-4 production and presentation of peptide–MHC class II complexes to CD4+ T cells

(2009) Tomohiro Yoshimoto et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

MHC class II–dependent basophil–CD4+ T cell interactions promote TH2 cytokine–dependent immunity

(2009) Jacqueline G Perrigoue et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Immunoglobulin D enhances immune surveillance by activating antimicrobial, proinflammatory and B cell–stimulating programs in basophils

(2009) Kang Chen et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Basophils function as antigen-presenting cells for an allergen-induced T helper type 2 response

(2009) Caroline L Sokol et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Basophil effector function and homeostasis during helminth infection

(2008) C. Ohnmacht et al.   BLOOD

Basophils Play a Pivotal Role in Immunoglobulin-G-Mediated but Not Immunoglobulin-E-Mediated Systemic Anaphylaxis

(2008) Yusuke Tsujimura et al.   IMMUNITY

T cell-derived IL-3 plays key role in parasite infection-induced basophil production but is dispensable for in vivo basophil survival

(2008) T. Shen et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Basophils: in the spotlight at last

(2008) Booki Min et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Fc receptor γ-chain, a constitutive component of the IL-3 receptor, is required for IL-3-induced IL-4 production in basophils

(2008) Shigeaki Hida et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Basophils enhance immunological memory responses

(2008) Andrea Denzel et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY