Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30977196›Full record

ReviewImmunological reviews2019

G-protein coupled receptors and ligands that organize humoral immune responses.

Erick Lu, Jason G Cyster

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In one paragraph

Review in Immunological reviews, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. B cell-intrinsic CXCR3 drives efficient generation of ectopic pulmonary germinal center responses to influenza A virus infection.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  5. Extrafollicular and other non-germinal center B cell responses.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2026
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  6. Multimodal analysis definesbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  15. Cholesterol Changes Interfacial Water Alignment in Model Cell Membranes.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erick LuHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0001-8175-5146
Jason G CysterHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0002-4735-9745
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007334 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CYSTER, JASON G · 1988 to 2023
$11.0M
Chemokines and Lymphoid Tissue Organization and FunctionR01AI045073 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CYSTER, JASON G · 1999 to 2023
$7.6M
B LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION AND HOMEOSTASISR01AI040098 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Jason G Cyster · 1997 to 2026
$7.0M
Cellular and Genetic Analysis of Lymphocyte EgressR01AI074847 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CYSTER, JASON G · 2007 to 2016
$3.8M
Beta Lymphocyte Migration and HomeostasisR37AI040098 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CYSTER, JASON G · 2002 to 2011
$3.2M
Chemokines and Lymphoid Tissue Organization and FunctionR37AI045073 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Jason G Cyster · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI040098NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI045073NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI074847NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI040098NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI045073NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007334NIH HHS AI040098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B-cell responses are dynamic processes that depend on multiple types of interactions. Rare antigen-specific B cells must encounter antigen and specialized systems are needed-unique to each lymphoid tissue type-to ensure this happens efficiently. Lymphoid tissue barrier cells act to ensure that pathogens, while being permitted entry for B-cell recognition, are blocked from replication or dissemination. T follicular helper (Tfh) cells often need to be primed by dendritic cells before supporting B-cell responses. For most responses, antigen-specific helper T cells and B cells need to interact, first to initiate clonal expansion and the plasmablast response, and later to support the germinal center (GC) response. Newly formed plasma cells need to travel to supportive niches. GC B cells must become confined to the follicle center, organize into dark and light zones, and interact with Tfh cells. Memory B cells need to be positioned for rapid responses following reinfection. Each of these events requires the actions of multiple G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and their ligands, including chemokines and lipid mediators. This review will focus on the guidance cue code underlying B-cell immunity, with an emphasis on findings from our laboratory and on newer advances in related areas. We will discuss our recent identification of geranylgeranyl-glutathione as a ligand for P2RY8. Our goal is to provide the reader with a focused knowledge about the GPCRs guiding B-cell responses and how they might be therapeutic targets, while also providing examples of how multiple types of GPCRs can cooperate or act iteratively to control cell behavior.

Indexed as

Immunity, HumoralAnimalsB-LymphocytesGerminal CenterHumansLymphocyte ActivationReceptor Cross-TalkReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledchemoattractantCXCR4CXCR5EBI2migration-inhibitionP2RY8S1PR2

Identifiers

PMID30977196
PMCPMC6464390
OpenAlexW2938706720

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