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 ResearchConceptsMemory 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 analysisMRNA
2022
Adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 persist in the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue of children
Xu Q, Milanez-Almeida P, Martins A, Radtke A, Hoehn K, Oguz C, Chen J, Liu C, Tang J, Grubbs G, Stein S, Ramelli S, Kabat J, Behzadpour H, Karkanitsa M, Spathies J, Kalish H, Kardava L, Kirby M, Cheung F, Preite S, Duncker P, Kitakule M, Romero N, Preciado D, Gitman L, Koroleva G, Smith G, Shaffer A, McBain I, McGuire P, Pittaluga S, Germain R, Apps R, Schwartz D, Sadtler K, Moir S, Chertow D, Kleinstein S, Khurana S, Tsang J, Mudd P, Schwartzberg P, Manthiram K. Adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 persist in the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue of children. Nature Immunology 2022, 24: 186-199. PMID: 36536106, PMCID: PMC10777159, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-022-01367-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAntibodies, ViralChildCOVID-19HumansPalatine TonsilPandemicsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsT cell receptorImmune responseGerminal centersPrevious SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionB-cell receptor sequencingTissue-specific immunityCell receptor sequencingAdaptive immune responsesUpper respiratory tractMemory B cellsT cell clonotypesSite of infectionSARS-CoV-2Pharyngeal lymphoid tissuePeripheral bloodLymphocyte populationsLymphoid tissueRespiratory tractCell clonotypesAdaptive immunityB cellsCDR3 sequencesAdenoidsCell receptor