2024
Integrating population and single-cell variations in vaccine responses identifies a naturally adjuvanted human immune setpoint
Mulè M, Martins A, Cheung F, Farmer R, Sellers B, Quiel J, Jain A, Kotliarov Y, Bansal N, Chen J, Schwartzberg P, Tsang J. Integrating population and single-cell variations in vaccine responses identifies a naturally adjuvanted human immune setpoint. Immunity 2024, 57: 1160-1176.e7. PMID: 38697118, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional statesVaccine responseSingle-cell profiling methodsSingle-cell variationAS03-adjuvanted vaccineUnadjuvanted influenza vaccineResponse to lipopolysaccharide stimulationB cell signaturesCD14<sup>+</sup> monocytesSingle-cell levelBiological insightsUnadjuvanted vaccineAS03-adjuvantedInfluenza vaccineResponse phenotypesCITE-seqInnate subsetsAdjuvant developmentHigh antibody respondersDay 1Antibody respondersLipopolysaccharide stimulationVaccineCorrelation networkHuman population
2023
Influenza vaccination reveals sex dimorphic imprints of prior mild COVID-19
Sparks R, Lau W, Liu C, Han K, Vrindten K, Sun G, Cox M, Andrews S, Bansal N, Failla L, Manischewitz J, Grubbs G, King L, Koroleva G, Leimenstoll S, Snow L, Chen J, Tang J, Mukherjee A, Sellers B, Apps R, McDermott A, Martins A, Bloch E, Golding H, Khurana S, Tsang J. Influenza vaccination reveals sex dimorphic imprints of prior mild COVID-19. Nature 2023, 614: 752-761. PMID: 36599369, PMCID: PMC10481789, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05670-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild COVID-19Control individualsInnate immune genesInfluenza vaccinationCOVID-19Day 28Day 1Viral infectionNon-hospitalized COVID-19Baseline immune statusAcute viral infectionSex-matched control individualsMemory-like CD8IL-15 responsesIL-15 stimulationSex-dimorphic effectsToll-like receptorsFuture immune responseHealthy control individualsImmune genesSystems immunology approachT-cell activation signaturesHealthy male individualsMale individualsMore IFNγ
2020
Intravenous nanoparticle vaccination generates stem-like TCF1+ neoantigen-specific CD8+ T cells
Baharom F, Ramirez-Valdez RA, Tobin KKS, Yamane H, Dutertre CA, Khalilnezhad A, Reynoso GV, Coble VL, Lynn GM, Mulè MP, Martins AJ, Finnigan JP, Zhang XM, Hamerman JA, Bhardwaj N, Tsang JS, Hickman HD, Ginhoux F, Ishizuka AS, Seder RA. Intravenous nanoparticle vaccination generates stem-like TCF1+ neoantigen-specific CD8+ T cells. Nature Immunology 2020, 22: 41-52. PMID: 33139915, PMCID: PMC7746638, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-020-00810-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoantigen-specific CD8T cellsToll-like receptor 7/8 agonistQuality of CD8Stem-like TCF1T cell immunityStem-like CD8Superior antitumor responsesPersonalized cancer vaccinesStem-like genesStem-like cellsIntravenous vaccinationNanoparticle vaccinationAntitumor immunityCheckpoint blockadeCell immunityDendritic cellsAntitumor responseEffector cellsSubcutaneous immunizationCancer vaccinesVaccine parametersNeoantigen peptidesAntigen presentationNanoparticle vaccine
2018
Innate and adaptive lymphocytes sequentially shape the gut microbiota and lipid metabolism
Mao K, Baptista A, Tamoutounour S, Zhuang L, Bouladoux N, Martins A, Huang Y, Gerner M, Belkaid Y, Germain R. Innate and adaptive lymphocytes sequentially shape the gut microbiota and lipid metabolism. Nature 2018, 554: 255-259. PMID: 29364878, DOI: 10.1038/nature25437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesEpithelial CellsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHomeodomain ProteinsHomeostasisImmunity, InnateInflammationInterleukin-23InterleukinsIntestine, SmallLipid MetabolismLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytesMaleMiceMonocytesPhosphorylationReceptors, CCR2STAT3 Transcription FactorSymbiosisTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryWeaning
2016
Distinct NF-κB and MAPK Activation Thresholds Uncouple Steady-State Microbe Sensing from Anti-pathogen Inflammatory Responses
Gottschalk R, Martins A, Angermann B, Dutta B, Ng C, Uderhardt S, Tsang J, Fraser I, Meier-Schellersheim M, Germain R. Distinct NF-κB and MAPK Activation Thresholds Uncouple Steady-State Microbe Sensing from Anti-pathogen Inflammatory Responses. Cell Systems 2016, 2: 378-390. PMID: 27237739, PMCID: PMC4919147, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNF-κBMAPK activationInflammatory mediator productionSet of genesInnate immune response systemNF-κB signalingInnate immune systemSwitch-like mannerMacrophage functional responsesImmune response systemInflammatory mediatorsTLR4 ligandMediator productionInflammatory responseMicrobial stimuliInnate responseImmune systemMAPK signalingMacrophage primingLigand sensitivityHuman macrophagesInverse correlationInvasive pathogensSingle receptorGenes