Jennifer Chen
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2024
A novel microporous biomaterial vaccine platform for long-lasting antibody mediated immunity against viral infection
Mayer D, Nelson M, Andriyanova D, Filler R, Ökten A, Antao O, Chen J, Scumpia P, Weaver W, Wilen C, Deshayes S, Weinstein J. A novel microporous biomaterial vaccine platform for long-lasting antibody mediated immunity against viral infection. Journal Of Controlled Release 2024, 370: 570-582. PMID: 38734312, PMCID: PMC11665867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigen delivery platformGerminal centersCD4+ T follicular helper (Tfh) cellsT follicular helper (Tfh) cellsAdaptive immune cell responsesOptimal adaptive immune responsesAnti-receptor binding domain antibodiesInfluenza virus challengeRobust neutralizing antibodiesImmune cell responsesEnhanced neutralizing antibodiesAdaptive immune responsesDelivery platformAntibody mediated immunityLymph nodesVaccine platformNeutralizing antibodiesHumoral immunitySARS-CoV-2 spike proteinSustained release profileTarget antigenImmune responseVirus challengeViral infectionCell responses
2023
IL17A mRNA Staining Distinguishes Palmoplantar Psoriasis from Hyperkeratotic Palmoplantar Eczema in Diagnostic Skin Biopsies
Chen J, Murphy M, Singh K, Wang A, Chow R, Kim R, Cohen J, Ko C, Damsky W. IL17A mRNA Staining Distinguishes Palmoplantar Psoriasis from Hyperkeratotic Palmoplantar Eczema in Diagnostic Skin Biopsies. JID Innovations 2023, 3: 100189. PMID: 37205304, PMCID: PMC10186614, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2023.100189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMycosis fungoides palmaris et plantarisPalmoplantar psoriasisNonacral sitesPalmoplantar eczemaMRNA expressionAcral skinIL-13 expressionPalmaris et plantarisDiagnostic skin biopsyDermatopathology databaseIL-17AHistopathologic featuresClinical managementBiopsy specimensSkin biopsiesCytokine biomarkersUseful biomarkerEczemaPsoriasisDiagnostic clarityMRNA stainingDermatosesBiomarkersSitu hybridizationSkin
2022
High-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells
Chen JS, Chow RD, Song E, Mao T, Israelow B, Kamath K, Bozekowski J, Haynes WA, Filler RB, Menasche BL, Wei J, Alfajaro MM, Song W, Peng L, Carter L, Weinstein JS, Gowthaman U, Chen S, Craft J, Shon JC, Iwasaki A, Wilen CB, Eisenbarth SC. High-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells. Science Immunology 2022, 7: eabl5652. PMID: 34914544, PMCID: PMC8977051, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl5652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Follicular helper cellsB cell responsesHelper cellsAntibody productionCell responsesSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationB-cell receptor sequencingSevere COVID-19Cell receptor sequencingIndependent antibodiesT cell-B cell interactionsViral inflammationAntiviral antibodiesImmunoglobulin class switchingVirus infectionGerminal centersViral infectionClonal repertoireInfectionAntibodiesClass switchingCOVID-19Patients
2021
Single-cell longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelium identifies target cells, alterations in gene expression, and cell state changes
Ravindra NG, Alfajaro MM, Gasque V, Huston NC, Wan H, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Greaney AM, Habet V, Chow RD, Chen JS, Wei J, Filler RB, Wang B, Wang G, Niklason LE, Montgomery RR, Eisenbarth SC, Chen S, Williams A, Iwasaki A, Horvath TL, Foxman EF, Pierce RW, Pyle AM, van Dijk D, Wilen CB. Single-cell longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelium identifies target cells, alterations in gene expression, and cell state changes. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001143. PMID: 33730024, PMCID: PMC8007021, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Human bronchial epithelial cellsInterferon-stimulated genesCell state changesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCell tropismCoronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019Onset of infectionCell-intrinsic expressionCourse of infectionAir-liquid interface culturesHost-viral interactionsBronchial epithelial cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCell typesIL-1Disease 2019Human airwaysDevelopment of therapeuticsDrug AdministrationViral replicationNonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Dampen the Cytokine and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Chen JS, Alfajaro MM, Chow RD, Wei J, Filler RB, Eisenbarth SC, Wilen CB. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Dampen the Cytokine and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Journal Of Virology 2021, 95: 10.1128/jvi.00014-21. PMID: 33441348, PMCID: PMC8092681, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00014-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infectionNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCOVID-19 pathogenesisSARS-CoV-2Anti-inflammatory drugsProduction of prostaglandinsCyclooxygenase-2Immune responseNSAID treatmentCyclooxygenase-1Enzymes cyclooxygenase-1Inflammatory responseAbility of NSAIDsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationViral replicationPro-inflammatory cytokine responseCoronavirus 2 infectionExpression of angiotensinRelief of painPro-inflammatory cytokinesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHumoral immune response
2020
An ACE2 Microbody Containing a Single Immunoglobulin Fc Domain Is a Potent Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2
Tada T, Fan C, Chen JS, Kaur R, Stapleford KA, Gristick H, Dcosta BM, Wilen CB, Nimigean CM, Landau NR. An ACE2 Microbody Containing a Single Immunoglobulin Fc Domain Is a Potent Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2. Cell Reports 2020, 33: 108528. PMID: 33326798, PMCID: PMC7705358, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19Disease Models, AnimalDisulfidesFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsMaleMice, TransgenicMicrobodiesProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirionVirus InternalizationConceptsSARS-CoV-2Soluble ACE2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionLive SARS-CoV-2Syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 spikeCoronavirus disease 2019SARS-CoV-2 spike proteinDisease 2019Enzyme 2Mouse modelFuture coronavirusesFc fusion proteinΒ-coronavirusViral variantsImmunoglobulin heavy chainSpike proteinACE2 ectodomainImmunoglobulin Fc domainFc domainVirusACE2Potent inhibitorGenome-wide CRISPR Screens Reveal Host Factors Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Wei J, Alfajaro MM, DeWeirdt PC, Hanna RE, Lu-Culligan WJ, Cai WL, Strine MS, Zhang SM, Graziano VR, Schmitz CO, Chen JS, Mankowski MC, Filler RB, Ravindra NG, Gasque V, de Miguel FJ, Patil A, Chen H, Oguntuyo KY, Abriola L, Surovtseva YV, Orchard RC, Lee B, Lindenbach BD, Politi K, van Dijk D, Kadoch C, Simon MD, Yan Q, Doench JG, Wilen CB. Genome-wide CRISPR Screens Reveal Host Factors Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Cell 2020, 184: 76-91.e13. PMID: 33147444, PMCID: PMC7574718, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Gene Knockout TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksGenome-Wide Association StudyHEK293 CellsHMGB1 ProteinHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansSARS-CoV-2Vero CellsVirus InternalizationConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Vesicular stomatitis virusGenome-wide CRISPR screenSWI/SNF chromatinSARS-CoV-2 host factorsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionTherapeutic targetHost factorsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathogenesisSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCRISPR screensHost genesGene productsMiddle East respiratory syndrome CoVCoronavirus 2 infectionGenetic hitsHuman cellsSARS-CoV-2 spikeNovel therapeutic targetPotential therapeutic targetVero E6 cellsSARS-CoV-1Small molecule antagonistsA web tool for the design of prime-editing guide RNAs
Chow RD, Chen JS, Shen J, Chen S. A web tool for the design of prime-editing guide RNAs. Nature Biomedical Engineering 2020, 5: 190-194. PMID: 32989284, PMCID: PMC7882013, DOI: 10.1038/s41551-020-00622-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlow cytometric identification of T fh 13 cells in mouse and human
Chen JS, Grassmann JDS, Gowthaman U, Olyha SJ, Simoneau T, Berin MC, Eisenbarth SC, Williams A. Flow cytometric identification of T fh 13 cells in mouse and human. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2020, 147: 470-483. PMID: 32709424, PMCID: PMC7854882, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.04.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIgE antibodiesHigh affinity IgE antibodiesLife-threatening allergic reactionFollicular helper THigh-affinity IgEIgE productionHelper TAllergic reactionsMast cellsSevere reactionsMouse modelCytometric identificationCellular mechanismsBetter therapeuticsAllergyMiceAntibodiesCellsAnaphylaxisIgEPatientsHumansAeroallergensBasophils
2019
Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE
Gowthaman U, Chen JS, Zhang B, Flynn WF, Lu Y, Song W, Joseph J, Gertie JA, Xu L, Collet MA, Grassmann JDS, Simoneau T, Chiang D, Berin MC, Craft JE, Weinstein JS, Williams A, Eisenbarth SC. Identification of a T follicular helper cell subset that drives anaphylactic IgE. Science 2019, 365 PMID: 31371561, PMCID: PMC6901029, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw6433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterleukin-4B cellsFollicular Helper Cell SubsetsLow-affinity IgEFollicular helper cellsAllergen-specific IgEHelper cell subsetsIsotypes of antibodiesAlternative therapeutic targetsTranscription factor Bcl6Anaphylactic IgECytokine profileIgE productionCell subsetsHelper cellsImmunoglobulin ETherapeutic targetIgEAnaphylaxisAllergensCellular mechanismsRare populationCellsMiceGATA3