Nature Communications (Feb 2019)

Adenosine deaminase-1 delineates human follicular helper T cell function and is altered with HIV

  • Virginie Tardif,
  • Roshell Muir,
  • Rafael Cubas,
  • Marita Chakhtoura,
  • Peter Wilkinson,
  • Talibah Metcalf,
  • Rana Herro,
  • Elias K. Haddad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08801-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Follicular helper T cells are critical in the generation of the antibody response. Here the authors show that adenosine deaminase is involved in the Tfh program and ensuring the provision of B cell help.