Shuting Chen
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Research
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2025
Sequential class switching generates antigen-specific gut IgA from IgG1 B cells
Siniscalco E, Meng H, Gabernet G, Pacheco G, Saghaei S, Ramirez S, Hills L, Faraji F, Chen S, Yin X, Dien C, Hoyt L, Liu E, Barrett A, Briggs N, Williams A, Shukla V, Crotty S, Wesemann D, Kleinstein S, Craft J, Eisenbarth S. Sequential class switching generates antigen-specific gut IgA from IgG1 B cells. Immunity 2025, 58: 3075-3093.e6. PMID: 41253159, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how gut-specific IgA antibodies are generated from IgG1 B cells through sequential class switching, highlighting a crucial mechanism for designing effective mucosal vaccines.Tissue‐Resident T Cells That Promote Humoral Immunity: Emerging From the Shadow of T Follicular Helper Cells
Chen S, Craft J. Tissue‐Resident T Cells That Promote Humoral Immunity: Emerging From the Shadow of T Follicular Helper Cells. Immunological Reviews 2025, 334: e70056. PMID: 40890948, PMCID: PMC12402542, DOI: 10.1111/imr.70056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell folliclesB cell maturationHelper cellsT cellsB cellsB-cell follicles of secondary lymphoid organsFollicles of secondary lymphoid organsT follicular helper (Tfh) cellsHumoral immunityRegulate B-cell maturationTissue-resident T cellsT Follicular Helper CellsFunction of T cellsAntibody-producing plasma cellsB cell helpDevelopment of humoral immunitySecondary lymphoid organsLocal humoral responseNon-lymphoid tissuesHumoral immune responseImmune challengeSystemic immune protectionCentral nervous systemTfh cellsImmunoglobulin class switch recombination
2023
Metabolic fitness of IgA+ plasma cells in the gut requires DOCK8
Zhang B, Chen S, Yin X, McBride C, Gertie J, Yurieva M, Bielecka A, Hoffmann B, Hinson J, Grassmann J, Xu L, Siniscalco E, Soldatenko A, Hoyt L, Joseph J, Norton E, Uthaman G, Palm N, Liu E, Eisenbarth S, Williams A. Metabolic fitness of IgA+ plasma cells in the gut requires DOCK8. Mucosal Immunology 2023, 17: 431-449. PMID: 38159726, PMCID: PMC11571232, DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2023.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma cellsLamina propriaT cell-dependent antigensCytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) mutationsDOCK8-deficient miceMucosal IgA productionRecurrent gastrointestinal infectionGut lamina propriaPoor antibody responseIgA class switchingAntigen-specific IgAEarly B cell activationLong-term survivalB cell activationGut IgAFood antigensAntibody responseIgA productionImmune homeostasisGastrointestinal infectionsPrimary immunodeficiencyT cellsPC compartmentB cellsCell activation
2021
Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses
Cui C, Wang J, Fagerberg E, Chen PM, Connolly KA, Damo M, Cheung JF, Mao T, Askari AS, Chen S, Fitzgerald B, Foster GG, Eisenbarth SC, Zhao H, Craft J, Joshi NS. Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses. Cell 2021, 184: 6101-6118.e13. PMID: 34852236, PMCID: PMC8671355, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 TB cellsTfh cellsLung adenocarcinomaTfh-B cell interactionsTumor-specific B cellsFollicular helper cellsAnti-tumor immunityB cell signaturesCell effector functionsGerminal center formationGC B cellsCD4 THelper cellsTumor controlTumor neoantigensEffector functionsCell collaborationCell responsesCell signatureTumor cellsSignature correlatesNeoantigensCell functionCD4Dendritic Cell Regulation of T Helper Cells
Yin X, Chen S, Eisenbarth SC. Dendritic Cell Regulation of T Helper Cells. Annual Review Of Immunology 2021, 39: 1-32. PMID: 33710920, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-101819-025146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic cellsProfessional antigen-presenting cellsDendritic Cell RegulationDifferent DC subsetsT helper cellsAntigen-presenting cellsAdaptive immune responsesT lymphocyte differentiationTh cell differentiationDC subsetsRegulatory cellsDistinct CD4Follicular helperImmune toleranceSubset phenotypesImmune activationHelper cellsImmune cellsImmune responseImmune systemHeterogeneous subsetLymphocyte differentiationLocal tissue microenvironmentTissue microenvironmentCells