Researchers at McMaster University and the Danish pharmaceutical company ALK-Abello have discovered a new type of memory B cell with unique features and a unique genetic signature that could be a ...

T-bet expression is required for persistence of memory B cells that have rapid differentiation potential to become antibody-producing plasma cells in response to a second infection BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – ...

Maria Curotto de Lafaille’s lab was trying to make human plasma cells in a dish. These weren’t just run-of-the-mill cells, though. The team was vying for something specific: plasma cells that churn ...

For the first time, researchers identified the function of the CASKIN2 protein, which plays a key role in precise signal ...

Dr Sam Buckberry has received funding from the NHMRC and WA Department of Health. He is employed by the Telethon Kids Institute, is affiliated with the Australian National University and is on the ...

A multinational collaboration co-led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has uncovered a potential explanation for why some cancer patients receiving a type of immunotherapy called checkpoint ...

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and their international collaborators have identified key developmental and molecular differences between the two main subtypes of chronic lymphocytic ...

Allergy sufferers may one day be able to erase the source of their congestion, itchy skin and swollen lips and throat thanks to two studies that have uncovered elusive immune cells that maintain ...

In their new study, the LJI scientists are the first to show that GPR25 is induced by a signaling molecule called TGF-β.