ERC Consolidator Grant · 2024
Dissecting Protective and Pathogenic Long-lasting Humoral Immunity
Long term humoral immunity essentially relies on two types of cells exported from germinal centers (GC): plasma cells (PCs), which secrete antibodies, and memory B cells (MBCs). Both subsets of cells can survive for decades in humans, being responsible for the extended protection afforded by the most successful vaccines but also therapeutic failures in the context of B-cell mediated autoimmune diseases. Which cells are selected and what drives them to become long-lived, in normal or pathological conditions, remains a central question in immunology. Studies in humans have so far been curtailed by the limited amount of material available and the lack of longitudinal access to lymphoid organs.…
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