Release from persistent T cell receptor engagement and blockade of aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity enhance IL-6-dependent mouse follicular helper T-like cell differentiation in vitro

• Rei Sakamoto ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Rei Sakamoto, Ayumi Takada

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Waseda University, TWIns, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ayumi Takada ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Rei Sakamoto, Ayumi Takada

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Waseda University, TWIns, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shinnosuke Yamakado,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Waseda University, TWIns, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Haruki Tsuge,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Waseda University, TWIns, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Etsuro Ito ,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: m.iwata4@kurenai.waseda.jp (MI); eito@waseda.jp (EI)

  Affiliations Department of Biology, Waseda University, TWIns, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University, TWIns, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1877-6566

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• Makoto Iwata

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: m.iwata4@kurenai.waseda.jp (MI); eito@waseda.jp (EI)

  Affiliation Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University, TWIns, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9218-2662

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