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Maturation of germinal center B cells after influenza virus vaccination in humans
McIntire K, Meng H, Lin T, Kim W, Moore N, Han J, McMahon M, Wang M, Malladi S, Mohammed B, Zhou J, Schmitz A, Hoehn K, Carreño J, Yellin T, Suessen T, Middleton W, Teefey S, Presti R, Krammer F, Turner J, Ward A, Wilson I, Kleinstein S, Ellebedy A. Maturation of germinal center B cells after influenza virus vaccination in humans. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2024, 221: e20240668. PMID: 38935072, PMCID: PMC11211068, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20240668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsInfluenza vaccineGerminal centersAntigen-specific GC B cellsResponse to seasonal influenza vaccinationLong-lived bone marrow plasma cellsResponse to influenza vaccinationBone marrow plasma cellsGerminal center B cellsGC B cell clonesInfluenza virus vaccineMaturation of B cellsMarrow plasma cellsSeasonal influenza vaccineMemory B cellsHemagglutinin (HAB cell clonesGC B cellsInfluenza hemagglutinin (HAH5 HANeedle aspirationLymphoid structuresLymph nodesPlasma cellsGC reactionB cell phylogenetics in the single cell era
Hoehn K, Kleinstein S. B cell phylogenetics in the single cell era. Trends In Immunology 2023, 45: 62-74. PMID: 38151443, PMCID: PMC10872299, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2023.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Inferring B Cell Phylogenies from Paired H and L Chain BCR Sequences with Dowser.
Jensen C, Sumner J, Kleinstein S, Hoehn K. Inferring B Cell Phylogenies from Paired H and L Chain BCR Sequences with Dowser. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 212: 1579-1588. PMID: 38557795, PMCID: PMC11073909, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic treeL chainsBranch lengthsBCR sequencesTree-building methodsSingle-cell sequencing dataHistory of mutationsSingle-cell sequencingPhylogenetic methodsSequence dataSequencing technologiesL chain sequencesTree accuracyEvolutionary processSingle-cellPhylogenyImmune responseSomatic hypermutationSequenceClonesMutationsB cell clonesHuman immune responseTreesBCR
2023
Tracking B cell responses to the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 vaccine
de Assis F, Hoehn K, Zhang X, Kardava L, Smith C, Merhebi O, Buckner C, Trihemasava K, Wang W, Seamon C, Chen V, Schaughency P, Cheung F, Martins A, Chiang C, Li Y, Tsang J, Chun T, Kleinstein S, Moir S. Tracking B cell responses to the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 vaccine. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112780. PMID: 37440409, PMCID: PMC10529190, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273Antibodies, ViralB-LymphocytesCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHumansSARS-CoV-2VaccinationConceptsMemory B cellsB cell receptorB cellsAtypical memory B cellsInfection-naïve individualsTwo-dose SARSSARS-CoV-2 mRNAB cell responsesAntibody-secreting cellsMonth 6Protective immunityCell responsesCell receptorClonal expansionImmunoglobulin GEarly timepointsLater timepointsPlasmablastsVaccinationCD71TimepointsSurface proteinsCellsMultimodal single-cell analysisMRNAHigh-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults
Wang M, Jiang R, Mohanty S, Meng H, Shaw A, Kleinstein S. High-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults. Aging 2023, 15: 9250-9274. PMID: 37367734, PMCID: PMC10564424, DOI: 10.18632/aging.204778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsActivated B cellsB cell receptorOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge groupsPeripheral blood B cellsYoung adultsInactivated influenza vaccineB cell responsesSubstantial disease burdenBlood B cellsMemory B cellsInfluenza vaccination responsesStrong antibody responseAge-related changesInfluenza vaccineVaccination responseSeasonal influenzaAntibody responseHospital visitsDisease burdenSomatic hypermutation frequenciesVaccinationCell responsesAge-associated B cells are heterogeneous and dynamic drivers of autoimmunity in mice
Nickerson K, Smita S, Hoehn K, Marinov A, Thomas K, Kos J, Yang Y, Bastacky S, Watson C, Kleinstein S, Shlomchik M. Age-associated B cells are heterogeneous and dynamic drivers of autoimmunity in mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2023, 220: e20221346. PMID: 36828389, PMCID: PMC9997508, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoimmunityB-Lymphocyte SubsetsB-LymphocytesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, Inbred MRL lpr
2022
Phylogenetic analysis of migration, differentiation, and class switching in B cells
Hoehn KB, Pybus OG, Kleinstein SH. Phylogenetic analysis of migration, differentiation, and class switching in B cells. PLOS Computational Biology 2022, 18: e1009885. PMID: 35468128, PMCID: PMC9037912, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009885.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Intranasal priming induces local lung-resident B cell populations that secrete protective mucosal antiviral IgA
Oh JE, Song E, Moriyama M, Wong P, Zhang S, Jiang R, Strohmeier S, Kleinstein SH, Krammer F, Iwasaki A. Intranasal priming induces local lung-resident B cell populations that secrete protective mucosal antiviral IgA. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabj5129. PMID: 34890255, PMCID: PMC8762609, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abj5129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus infectionIgA secretionB cellsMucosal surfacesIgA-secreting B cellsIgA-expressing cellsRole of IgARespiratory virus infectionsIgA-secreting cellsLower respiratory tractInfluenza virus infectionEffective immune protectionHeterologous virus infectionMemory B cellsSecretory immunoglobulin AProtein-based vaccinesB cell populationsPredominant Ig isotypeSite of entryIntranasal primingBronchoalveolar spaceProtective immunityVaccine strategiesRespiratory mucosaImmune protectionHuman B cell lineages associated with germinal centers following influenza vaccination are measurably evolving
Hoehn KB, Turner JS, Miller FI, Jiang R, Pybus OG, Ellebedy A, Kleinstein SH. Human B cell lineages associated with germinal centers following influenza vaccination are measurably evolving. ELife 2021, 10: e70873. PMID: 34787567, PMCID: PMC8741214, DOI: 10.7554/elife.70873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB-LymphocytesEvolution, MolecularGerminal CenterHumansInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanPhylogenyVaccinationConceptsSeasonal influenza vaccinationInfluenza vaccinationB-cell lineageGerminal centersB cell evolutionPoor efficacyB cellsSeasonal influenza virus vaccinationSeasonal influenza virus vaccinesVaccine-induced B cell responsesInfluenza virus vaccinationInfluenza virus vaccinePre-existing immunityB cell responsesMemory B cellsCell lineagesGC B cellsSeasonal vaccinationHIV infectionVirus vaccinationVirus vaccineVaccinationVaccine antigensCell responsesSignificant heterogeneityElevated N-Linked Glycosylation of IgG V Regions in Myasthenia Gravis Disease Subtypes.
Mandel-Brehm C, Fichtner ML, Jiang R, Winton VJ, Vazquez SE, Pham MC, Hoehn KB, Kelleher NL, Nowak RJ, Kleinstein SH, Wilson MR, DeRisi JL, O'Connor KC. Elevated N-Linked Glycosylation of IgG V Regions in Myasthenia Gravis Disease Subtypes. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 207: 2005-2014. PMID: 34544801, PMCID: PMC8492536, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyasthenia gravisB-cell-mediated autoimmune diseasesBCR repertoireCell-mediated autoimmune diseaseTotal BCR repertoireTotal circulating IgGSubset of patientsB cell repertoireElevated NGene segment usageMG subtypesAutoimmune disordersAutoimmune diseasesHealthy donorsCell repertoireDisease subtypesDistinct subtypesReceptor repertoireAdaptive immune receptor repertoiresV regionsAutoantigen bindingPatientsSegment usageSubtypesImmune receptor repertoiresB Cell Mobilization, Dissemination, Fine Tuning of Local Antigen Specificity and Isotype Selection in Asthma
Ohm-Laursen L, Meng H, Hoehn KB, Nouri N, Jiang Y, Clouser C, Johnstone TG, Hause R, Sandhar BS, Upton NEG, Chevretton EB, Lakhani R, Corrigan CJ, Kleinstein SH, Gould HJ. B Cell Mobilization, Dissemination, Fine Tuning of Local Antigen Specificity and Isotype Selection in Asthma. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 12: 702074. PMID: 34721376, PMCID: PMC8552043, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.702074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodiesAntigensAsthmaB-LymphocytesBronchiCell MovementHumansImmunoglobulin DNasal MucosaPlasma CellsConceptsLower respiratory tractRespiratory tractB cellsAtopic asthmaPlasma cellsCommon respiratory tract diseaseB-cell mobilizationNon-atopic controlsRespiratory tract mucosaUpper respiratory tractRespiratory tract diseaseOrgan-specific diseasesAntibody repertoireB cell clonesAdaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencingBronchial mucosaNasal mucosaTract diseaseCell mobilizationIsotype selectionAntigen specificityAdult volunteersMucosal surfacesImmune systemAsthmaSingle 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 signsCutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19
Hoehn KB, Ramanathan P, Unterman A, Sumida TS, Asashima H, Hafler DA, Kaminski N, Dela Cruz CS, Sealfon SC, Bukreyev A, Kleinstein SH. Cutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 2785-2790. PMID: 34049971, PMCID: PMC8627528, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Mild COVID-19B cell responsesMemory B cellsB cell repertoireB cellsCell repertoireCOVID-19Cell responsesExtrafollicular B cell responsesLong-term immunitySymptomatic COVID-19Onset of symptomsB cell populationsGerminal center reactionProtective immunityPlasma cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCenter reactionPatientsCell populationsImmunityRNA sequencingCellsPostvaccinationHeterogeneity of meningeal B cells reveals a lymphopoietic niche at the CNS borders
Brioschi S, Wang WL, Peng V, Wang M, Shchukina I, Greenberg ZJ, Bando JK, Jaeger N, Czepielewski RS, Swain A, Mogilenko DA, Beatty WL, Bayguinov P, Fitzpatrick JAJ, Schuettpelz LG, Fronick CC, Smirnov I, Kipnis J, Shapiro VS, Wu GF, Gilfillan S, Cella M, Artyomov MN, Kleinstein SH, Colonna M. Heterogeneity of meningeal B cells reveals a lymphopoietic niche at the CNS borders. Science 2021, 373 PMID: 34083450, PMCID: PMC8448524, DOI: 10.1126/science.abf9277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemMeningeal B cellsB cellsAdaptive immune cellsAntigen-experienced B cellsBone marrow chimerasCNS bordersCNS antigensBlood borneImmune privilegeImmune cellsBone marrow nicheParabiosis experimentsSystemic circulationNervous systemB cell developmentLymphopoietic nicheMeningesMarrow nicheVascular connectionsCell developmentCellsConfocal imagingCalvariaImmunosurveillanceSex-Biased Aging Effects on Ig Somatic Hypermutation Targeting
Cui A, Chawla DG, Kleinstein SH. Sex-Biased Aging Effects on Ig Somatic Hypermutation Targeting. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 101-108. PMID: 33288546, PMCID: PMC8582005, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder individualsDNA mismatch repair genesSex groupsObserved clinical differencesMismatch repair genesB cell IgDecreased expression levelDNA repair activityImmunologic responseClinical differencesAb responsesFemale human subjectsOld maleAged individualsImpaired levelDifferent agesYounger counterpartsPhase ILargest fold changeYoung individualsError-prone DNA repair activityExpression levelsHuman subjectsMutation patternsRepair activity
2020
CD4+ follicular regulatory T cells optimize the influenza virus–specific B cell response
Lu Y, Jiang R, Freyn AW, Wang J, Strohmeier S, Lederer K, Locci M, Zhao H, Angeletti D, O’Connor K, Kleinstein SH, Nachbagauer R, Craft J. CD4+ follicular regulatory T cells optimize the influenza virus–specific B cell response. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2020, 218: e20200547. PMID: 33326020, PMCID: PMC7748821, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20200547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody FormationAntigensB-LymphocytesCD4 AntigensDisease Models, AnimalEpitopesForkhead Transcription FactorsGerminal CenterHumansImmunityImmunologic MemoryInfluenza, HumanInfluenzavirus BIntegrasesMice, Inbred C57BLOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSpecies SpecificityT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryVaccinationConceptsB cell responsesGerminal center B cell responsesFollicular regulatory T cellsRegulatory T cellsTfr cellsCell responsesT cellsViral challengeHumoral memoryVirus-specific B cell responsesAntigen-specific B cell responsesFollicular helper T cellsHA stalk regionHelper T cellsInfluenza virus infectionGerminal center developmentAntibody responsePlasma cellsVirus infectionImmunization modelAntibody productionBCR repertoireInfluenza virusRepeated exposureInfluenza virus glycoproteinsThymus-derived B cell clones persist in the circulation after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Jiang R, Hoehn KB, Lee CS, Pham MC, Homer RJ, Detterbeck FC, Aban I, Jacobson L, Vincent A, Nowak RJ, Kaminski HJ, Kleinstein SH, O'Connor KC. Thymus-derived B cell clones persist in the circulation after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 30649-30660. PMID: 33199596, PMCID: PMC7720237, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2007206117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAutoantibodiesB-LymphocytesBiomarkersClonal EvolutionClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedDisease SusceptibilityFemaleHumansLymphocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalMyasthenia GravisRadioimmunoassayReceptors, CholinergicThymectomyThymus GlandV(D)J RecombinationYoung AdultConceptsB cell clonesMyasthenia gravisB cell repertoireB cellsCell clonesPlasma cellsCell repertoireAdditional immunosuppressive treatmentDiminished clinical responseThymic lymphofollicular hyperplasiaComplete stable remissionMajority of patientsAntigen-experienced B cellsRandomized clinical trialsClinical symptom measuresAChR autoantibodiesImmunosuppressive treatmentSteroid doseAutoantibody titersMG thymusClinical responseStable remissionClinical scoresAutoimmune diseasesClinical trialsHuman germinal centres engage memory and naive B cells after influenza vaccination
Turner JS, Zhou JQ, Han J, Schmitz AJ, Rizk AA, Alsoussi WB, Lei T, Amor M, McIntire KM, Meade P, Strohmeier S, Brent RI, Richey ST, Haile A, Yang YR, Klebert MK, Suessen T, Teefey S, Presti RM, Krammer F, Kleinstein SH, Ward AB, Ellebedy AH. Human germinal centres engage memory and naive B cells after influenza vaccination. Nature 2020, 586: 127-132. PMID: 32866963, PMCID: PMC7566073, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2711-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell clonesInfluenza vaccinationGerminal center B cellsB cellsGerminal center reactionCell clonesLymph nodesMonoclonal antibodiesPre-existing memory B cellsGerminal center B cell responsesStrain-specific monoclonal antibodiesCenter reactionUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationMajor public health threatEarly plasmablast responsesInfluenza virus vaccinationSeasonal influenza vaccinationCross-reactive monoclonal antibodiesB cell responsesMemory B cellsB-cell originFine-needle aspirationNaive B cellsPublic health threatHuman germinal centreSingle-cell repertoire tracing identifies rituximab-resistant B cells during myasthenia gravis relapses
Jiang R, Fichtner ML, Hoehn KB, Pham MC, Stathopoulos P, Nowak RJ, Kleinstein SH, O'Connor KC. Single-cell repertoire tracing identifies rituximab-resistant B cells during myasthenia gravis relapses. JCI Insight 2020, 5 PMID: 32573488, PMCID: PMC7453893, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.136471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle-specific kinase myasthenia gravisMemory B cellsB cell subsetsAntibody-secreting cellsB cellsCell subsetsAutoantibody-producing B cellsB-cell depleting therapyCell-depleting therapyB cell clonesB cell survivalGene expression signaturesMyasthenia gravisAutoimmune disordersRelapseB cell samplesReceptor profilingCell clonesExpression signaturesRituximabTherapyCell survivalCellsTreatmentCell samplesSomatic hypermutation analysis for improved identification of B cell clonal families from next-generation sequencing data
Nouri N, Kleinstein SH. Somatic hypermutation analysis for improved identification of B cell clonal families from next-generation sequencing data. PLOS Computational Biology 2020, 16: e1007977. PMID: 32574157, PMCID: PMC7347241, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007977.Peer-Reviewed Original Research