Genetic modification of primary human B cells to model high-grade lymphoma

A dearth of adequate preclinical models to faithfully mimic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma has hampered the identification of driver genes. Here, the authors present a co-culture system that enables ex vivo expansion, viral transduction and transformation of primary human germinal center B cells.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rebecca Caeser, Miriam Di Re, Joanna A. Krupka, Jie Gao, Maribel Lara-Chica, João M. L. Dias, Susanna L. Cooke, Rachel Fenner, Zelvera Usheva, Hendrik F. P. Runge, Philip A. Beer, Hesham Eldaly, Hyo-Kyung Pak, Chan-Sik Park, George S. Vassiliou, Brian J. P. Huntly, Annalisa Mupo, Rachael J. M. Bashford-Rogers, Daniel J. Hodson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12494-x