Germinal center B cells recognize antigen through a specialized immune synapse architecture

Germinal Center Dynamics Revealed by Multiphoton Microscopy with a Photoactivatable Fluorescent Reporter

Gabriel D. Victora, Tanja A. Schwickert, David Fooksman et al. · Cell · 2010 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Fluorescence Microscopy, Developmental Biology, Engineering +12

Subcapsular sinus macrophages in lymph nodes clear lymph-borne viruses and present them to antiviral B cells

Tobias Junt, E. Ashley Moseman, Matteo Iannacone et al. · Nature · 2007 · 829 citations

Viral Persistence, Viral Pathogenesis, Immunology +6

Imaging of Germinal Center Selection Events During Affinity Maturation

Christopher D.C. Allen, Takaharu Okada, Hao Tang et al. · Science · 2006 · 766 citations

Developmental Biology, Germ Cell, Cell Interaction +15

Subcapsular encounter and complement-dependent transport of immune complexes by lymph node B cells

Tri Giang Phan, Irina Grigorova, Takaharu Okada et al. · Nature Immunology · 2007 · 633 citations · Full text

Complement System, Autoimmune Disease, Allergy +13

B cells acquire antigen from target cells after synapse formation

Facundo D. Batista, Dagmar Iber, Michael S. Neuberger · Nature · 2001 · 615 citations

Signal Transduction, Cell Trafficking, Humoral Response +10