[PDF][PDF] Antibody feedback limits the expansion of B cell responses to malaria vaccination but drives diversification of the humoral response

HA McNamara, AH Idris, HJ Sutton, R Vistein… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
Generating sufficient antibody to block infection is a key challenge for vaccines against
malaria. Here, we show that antibody titers to a key target, the repeat region of the Plasmodium …

TFH-derived dopamine accelerates productive synapses in germinal centres

…, PF Canete, P Gonzalez-Figueroa, HA McNamara… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Protective high-affinity antibody responses depend on competitive selection of B cells carrying
somatically mutated B-cell receptors by follicular helper T (T FH ) cells in germinal centres…

[HTML][HTML] Pyrimidine de novo synthesis inhibition selectively blocks effector but not memory T cell development

…, LV Donhauser, J Berner, T Chu, HA McNamara… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Blocking pyrimidine de novo synthesis by inhibiting dihydroorotate dehydrogenase is used
to treat autoimmunity and prevent expansion of rapidly dividing cell populations including …

[HTML][HTML] T-dependent B cell responses to Plasmodium induce antibodies that form a high-avidity multivalent complex with the circumsporozoite protein

…, HJ Sutton, JA Kaczmarski, HA McNamara… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The repeat region of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP) is a major
vaccine antigen because it can be targeted by parasite neutralizing antibodies; however, little …

The three Rs: recruitment, retention and residence of leukocytes in the liver

HA McNamara, IA Cockburn - Clinical & Translational …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The composition of leukocytes in the liver is highly distinct from that of the blood and
lymphoid organs. In particular, the liver is highly enriched in non‐conventional T cells such as …

[PDF][PDF] Avid binding by B cells to the Plasmodium circumsporozoite protein repeat suppresses responses to protective subdominant epitopes

…, JA Kaczmarski, X Gao, Y Cai, HA McNamara… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Antibodies targeting the NANP/NVDP repeat domain of the Plasmodium falciparum
circumsporozoite protein (CSP Repeat ) can protect against malaria. However, it has also been …

A dual-antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay allows the assessment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody seroprevalence in a low …

…, K Pohl, T Neeman, HA McNamara… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Estimates of seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
antibodies have been hampered by inadequate assay sensitivity and specificity. Using …

[HTML][HTML] Splenic dendritic cells and macrophages drive B cells to adopt a plasmablast cell fate

HA McNamara, MH Lahoud, Y Cai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Upon encountering cognate antigen, B cells can differentiate into short-lived plasmablasts,
early memory B cells or germinal center B cells. The factors that determine this fate decision …

Interactions with asialo-glycoprotein receptors and platelets are dispensable for CD8+ T cell localization in the murine liver

JH O'Connor, HA McNamara, Y Cai… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.aai.org
Liver-resident CD8+ T cells can play critical roles in the control of pathogens, including
Plasmodium and hepatitis B virus. Paradoxically, it has also been proposed that the liver may act …

Resident T cells seek the perfect place to work from home

HA McNamara, IA Cockburn - Nature Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
CD8+ resident memory T (TRM) cells from different tissues form a heterogeneous
population. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-independent CD103–TRM cells in the liver …