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Yassir Lekhbach

University of California, Irvine

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Afshana QuadiriiD· 1 shared Aziz Alami ChentoufiiD· 1 shared Delia F. TifreaiD· 1 shared Emma Jane Liao· 1 shared Etinosa Omorogieva· 1 shared Hawa VahediD· 1 shared Jimmy Tadros· 1 shared Lauren Lau· 1 shared

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CXCL13/CXCR5 Chemokine Axis Promotes CXCR5+CD19+ B-Cell and Follicular/Effector CXCR5+CD4+ T-Cell Responses in the Lungs Associated with Protection from Severe and Fatal COVID-19 Following Infection with Pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant

Hawa Vahed, Aziz Alami Chentoufi, Swayam Prakash, Afshana Quadiri, Sweta Karan, Yassir Lekhbach, Etinosa Omorogieva, Swena Patel, Jimmy Tadros, Emma Jane Liao, Lauren Lau, Delia F. Tifrea, Lbachir BenMohamed

This study shows that CXCL13 deficiency in mice worsens SARS-CoV-2 infection, with higher viral load, lung damage, and reduced B and T cell responses.

bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2025 · PreprintImmunology