[HTML][HTML] The cell pushes back: The Arp2/3 complex is a key orchestrator of cellular responses to environmental forces

V Papalazarou, LM Machesky - Current opinion in cell biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The Arp2/3 complex orchestrates the formation of branched actin networks at the interface
between the cytoplasm and membranes. Although it is widely appreciated that these …

The ins and outs of antigen uptake in B cells

AN McShane, D Malinova - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A review of our current knowledge of B cell antigen uptake mechanisms, the relevance of
these processes to pathology, and outstanding questions in the field. Specific antigens …

Actin polymerization promotes invagination of flat clathrin-coated lattices in mammalian cells by pushing at lattice edges

C Yang, P Colosi, S Hugelier, D Zabezhinsky… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) requires energy input from actin polymerization in
mechanically challenging conditions. The roles of actin in CME are poorly understood due to …

A B-cell actomyosin arc network couples integrin co-stimulation to mechanical force-dependent immune synapse formation

JC Wang, YI Yim, X Wu, V Jaumouille, A Cameron… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
B-cell activation and immune synapse (IS) formation with membrane-bound antigens are
actin-dependent processes that scale positively with the strength of antigen-induced signals …

Single-cell analysis reveals dynamics of human B cell differentiation and identifies novel B and antibody-secreting cell intermediates

NJM Verstegen, S Pollastro, PPA Unger, C Marsman… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Differentiation of B cells into antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) is a key process to generate
protective humoral immunity. A detailed understanding of the cues controlling ASC …

Pathogenic ACVR1R206H activation by Activin A‐induced receptor clustering and autophosphorylation

A Ramachandran, M Mehić, L Wasim… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) are
debilitating diseases that share causal mutations in ACVR1, a TGF‐β family type I receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Building the synapse engine to drive B lymphocyte function

YR Carrasco - Immunology Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
B cell receptor (BCR)-mediated antigen-specific recognition activates B lymphocytes and
drives the humoral immune response. This enables the generation of antibody-producing …

B cell adapter for PI 3-kinase (BCAP) coordinates antigen internalization and trafficking through the B cell receptor

J Lagos, U Holder, S Sagadiev… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
B cell adapter for PI 3-kinase (BCAP) is an adaptor molecule associated with signaling
through multiple immune receptors, including the B cell receptor (BCR). However, B cell …

Extracellular matrix rigidity modulates physical properties of subcapsular sinus macrophage-B cell immune synapses

M Iliopoulou, AT Bajur, HCW McArthur, M Gabai… - Biophysical …, 2024 - cell.com
Subcapsular sinus macrophages (SSMs) play a key role in immune defense by forming
immunological barriers that control the transport of antigens from lymph into lymph node …

Mechanical regulation of lymphocyte activation and function

A Pathni, K Wagh, I Rey-Suarez… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Mechanosensing, or how cells sense and respond to the physical environment, is crucial for
many aspects of biological function, ranging from cell movement during development to …