2016
Long-lived antigen-induced IgM plasma cells demonstrate somatic mutations and contribute to long-term protection
Bohannon C, Powers R, Satyabhama L, Cui A, Tipton C, Michaeli M, Skountzou I, Mittler RS, Kleinstein SH, Mehr R, Lee FE, Sanz I, Jacob J. Long-lived antigen-induced IgM plasma cells demonstrate somatic mutations and contribute to long-term protection. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 11826. PMID: 27270306, PMCID: PMC4899631, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsAntigensComplementarity Determining RegionsCytidine DeaminaseGerminal CenterImmunityImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin MMice, Inbred C57BLMutationNeutralization TestsOrthomyxoviridaeOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPlasma CellsSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinSpleenConceptsIgM plasma cellsIgG plasma cellsPlasma cellsGerminal centersBone marrowLethal virus challengeProtective host immunitySomatic mutationsActivation-induced cytidine deaminaseHumoral immunityProtective antibodiesVirus challengeLong-term protectionHost immunityB cellsAffinity maturationMarrowLifelong sourceImmunityAntibodiesCellsCytidine deaminaseMutationsReplacement mutationsSpleen
2014
Shared VH1-46 gene usage by pemphigus vulgaris autoantibodies indicates common humoral immune responses among patients
Cho MJ, Lo AS, Mao X, Nagler AR, Ellebrecht CT, Mukherjee EM, Hammers CM, Choi EJ, Sharma PM, Uduman M, Li H, Rux AH, Farber SA, Rubin CB, Kleinstein SH, Sachais BS, Posner MR, Cavacini LA, Payne AS. Shared VH1-46 gene usage by pemphigus vulgaris autoantibodies indicates common humoral immune responses among patients. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 4167. PMID: 24942562, PMCID: PMC4120239, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumoral immune responsePemphigus vulgarisGene usageImmune responseAnti-Dsg3 antibodiesSomatic mutationsRequirement of mutationsPemphigus vulgaris autoantibodiesBlistering diseasePV patientsVH gene usagePatientsDesmoglein 3Unrelated patientsAutoAbsAutoantibodiesAutoreactivityDsg3MutationsGermline sequencesAbReplacement mutationsVDJ recombinationDiseaseAntibodies