title: MicroRNA regulation of the germinal center response.
abstract: The generation of germinal centers (GCs) is a hallmark feature of the adaptive immune response, resulting in the production of high-affinity antibodies that neutralize pathogens and confer protection upon reinfection. The GC response requires interactions between different immune cell types, and the coordination of complex and dynamic gene expression networks within these cells. Here we provide deeper insights into how microRNAs, small endogenously expressed RNAs, regulate the cellular processes involved in the differentiation and function of T follicular helper cells and germinal center B cells, the two main players of the T cell-dependent humoral immune response.
authors: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Sandler Asthma Basic Research Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: dirk.baumjohann@ucsf.edu.
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authors: Baumjohann
authors: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Sandler Asthma Basic Research Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: mark.ansel@ucsf.edu.
authors: K Mark
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authors: Ansel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000276:immunology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D018858:Germinal Center / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000276:immunology*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs