2021
Single cell immunophenotyping of the skin lesion erythema migrans Identifies IgM memory B cells
Jiang R, Meng H, Raddassi K, Fleming I, Hoehn KB, Dardick KR, Belperron AA, Montgomery RR, Shalek AK, Hafler DA, Kleinstein SH, Bockenstedt LK. Single cell immunophenotyping of the skin lesion erythema migrans Identifies IgM memory B cells. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e148035. PMID: 34061047, PMCID: PMC8262471, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsErythema migransB cellsEM lesionsIgM memory B cellsLyme diseaseB-cell receptor sequencingSkin infection siteCell receptor sequencingEarly Lyme diseaseLocal antigen presentationSkin immune responsesB cell populationsSingle-cell immunophenotypingMHC class II genesUninvolved skinImmune cellsSpirochetal infectionAntigen presentationCell immunophenotypingT cellsImmune responseIsotype usageAntibody productionInitial signs
2019
Impaired ATM activation in B cells is associated with bone resorption in rheumatoid arthritis
Mensah KA, Chen JW, Schickel JN, Isnardi I, Yamakawa N, Vega-Loza A, Anolik JH, Gatti RA, Gelfand EW, Montgomery RR, Horowitz MC, Craft JE, Meffre E. Impaired ATM activation in B cells is associated with bone resorption in rheumatoid arthritis. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31748230, PMCID: PMC7167286, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw4626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatoid arthritisB cellsHealthy donor controlsGroup of patientsHumanized mouse modelImmature B cellsGene segment usageErosive diseaseRA pathophysiologyBone erosionBone lossBone resorptionHigh prevalenceRANKL productionBone densityMouse modelReceptor activatorBone marrowPatientsDonor controlsCD21Segment usageArthritisElevated frequencyAtaxia telangiectasia
2015
Neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus identified directly from human B cells by single-cell analysis and next generation sequencing
Tsioris K, Gupta NT, Ogunniyi AO, Zimnisky RM, Qian F, Yao Y, Wang X, Stern JN, Chari R, Briggs AW, Clouser CR, Vigneault F, Church GM, Garcia MN, Murray KO, Montgomery RR, Kleinstein SH, Love JC. Neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus identified directly from human B cells by single-cell analysis and next generation sequencing. Integrative Biology 2015, 7: 1587-1597. PMID: 26481611, PMCID: PMC4754972, DOI: 10.1039/c5ib00169b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumoral responseNext-generation sequencingB cellsWest Nile virus infectionSevere neurological illnessMemory B cellsAntibody-secreting cellsCohort of subjectsWNV-specific antibodiesHuman B cellsMosquito-borne diseaseWest Nile virusAnamnestic responseAntibody responseAvailable treatmentsClinical severityAntibody isotypesNeurological illnessVaccine studiesVirus infectionGeneration sequencingInfectious diseasesPrevious exposureTherapeutic antibodiesAntibodiesParadoxical changes in innate immunity in aging: recent progress and new directions
Montgomery RR, Shaw AC. Paradoxical changes in innate immunity in aging: recent progress and new directions. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2015, 98: 937-943. PMID: 26188078, PMCID: PMC4661037, DOI: 10.1189/jlb.5mr0315-104r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsB-LymphocytesCytokinesHumansImmunity, InnateSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesConceptsImmune responseInnate immune changesInnate immune responseCytokine levelsInappropriate elevationImmune changesNaïve cell populationT cellsAdaptive immunityViral infectionParadoxical increaseInnate immunityMultiple cell typesParadoxical changesCell populationsActivation stateImmunityCell typesSevere consequencesResponseTissue contextImmunosenescenceVaccinationPopulationInfection
2014
CyTOF supports efficient detection of immune cell subsets from small samples
Yao Y, Liu R, Shin MS, Trentalange M, Allore H, Nassar A, Kang I, Pober JS, Montgomery RR. CyTOF supports efficient detection of immune cell subsets from small samples. Journal Of Immunological Methods 2014, 415: 1-5. PMID: 25450003, PMCID: PMC4269324, DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2014.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cell subsetsCell subsetsImmune cell statesPatient biopsiesTranslational investigationsFlow cytometryClinical researchCellular analysisMass cytometryMultiple cell populationsCell populationsCytometryCyTOFSingle-cell analysisMultiparameter single cell analysisFluorescence cytometryFluorescence-based flow cytometryCell statesHuman diseasesMarkersTremendous detailBiopsyPathogenesis