He B, Xugang Qiao, Cerutti A. CpG DNA induces IgG class switch DNA recombination by activating B cells through an innate pathway that requires TLR9 and cooperates with IL-10. J. Immunol. 2004; 173 4479-4491.

He B, Amy Chadburn, Li E, Elaine J. Schattner, Daniel K. Knowles, Cerutti A. Lymphoma B cells evade apoptosis through the TNF family members BAFF/BLyS and APRIL. J. Immunol. 2004; 172:3268-3279.

He B, Raab-Traub N, Casali. P., Cerutti A. EBV-encoded latent membrane protein 1 cooperates with BAFF/BLyS and APRIL to induce T cell-independent immunoglobulin heavy chain class switching. J. Immunol. 2003; 171:5215-5224.

Litinskiy BM, Nardelli B, Hilbert D, He B, Schaffer A, Casali P, Cerutti A. Dendritic cells induce CD40-independent immunoglobulin class switching by stimulating B cells through BLyS and APRIL. Nat. Immunol. 2002; 3:822-829.

Cerutti A, Zan H, Shah S, Schattner E, Schaffer A, Casali P. Ongoing in vivo class switch DNA recombination in chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells. J. Immunol. 2002; 169:6594-6603.

Cerutti A, Schaffer A, Sha S, Zan H, Casali P. Dysregulation of CD30+ T cells by leukemia impairs isotype switching in normal B cells. Nat. Immunol. 2001; 2:150-156.

Cerutti A, Schaffer A, Sha S, Goodwin RG, Casali P. Engagement of CD153 (CD30 ligand) by CD30+ T cells inhibits class switch DNA recombination and antibody production in IgD+IgM+ B cells. J. Immunol. 2000; 165:786-794.

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