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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Langerhans cells drive Tfh and B cell responses independent of canonical cytokine signals.

Aurélie Bouteau, Zhen Qin, Sandra Zurawski, Gerard Zurawski, Botond Z Igyártó

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Aurélie BouteauDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Zhen QinDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Sandra ZurawskiBaylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, United States.
Gerard ZurawskiBaylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, United States.
Botond Z IgyártóDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Funding

X-Ray Crystallography and Macromolecular CharacterizationP30CA056036 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI Claudio Guillermo Giraudo · 1995 to 2026
$94.8M
DC-subset-tailored vaccinesR01AI146420 · NIAID · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI IGYARTO, BOTOND Z · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA056036NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI146420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are key regulators of adaptive immunity, guiding T helper (Th) cell differentiation through antigen presentation, co-stimulation, and cytokine production. However, in steady-state conditions, certain DC subsets, such as Langerhans cells (LCs), induce T follicular helper (Tfh) cells and B cell responses without inflammatory stimuli. Using multiple mouse models and

Indexed as

B-LymphocytesCytokinesLangerhans CellsSignal TransductionT Follicular Helper CellsT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerAnimalsCell DifferentiationGerminal CenterInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator LigandLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLCytokinesInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Ligandadaptive immunityB celldendritic cellLangerhans cellsteady - stateTFH

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PMID40755758
PMCPMC12315773

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