Optimal CXCR5 Expression during Tfh Maturation Involves the Bhlhe40-Pou2af1 Axis
Xiaoliang Zhu, Xi Chen, Yaqiang Cao, Chengyu Liu, Zoey J. Kline, Gangqing Hu, Sundar Ganesan, Tibor Z. Veres, Difeng Fang, Shuai Liu, Danping Wei, Hirofumi Shibata, Dominic P. Golec, Hyunwoo Chung, Ronald N. Germain, , Jinfang Zhu
This study identifies the Bhlhe40-Pou2af1 axis as a transcriptional regulator of CXCR5 expression in Tfh cells, independent of the Bcl6-Blimp1 pathway.
Cell Reports · Oct 23, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology