2024
Maturation of germinal center B cells after influenza virus vaccination in humans
McIntire K, Meng H, Lin T, Kim W, Moore N, Han J, McMahon M, Wang M, Malladi S, Mohammed B, Zhou J, Schmitz A, Hoehn K, Carreño J, Yellin T, Suessen T, Middleton W, Teefey S, Presti R, Krammer F, Turner J, Ward A, Wilson I, Kleinstein S, Ellebedy A. Maturation of germinal center B cells after influenza virus vaccination in humans. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2024, 221: e20240668. PMID: 38935072, PMCID: PMC11211068, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20240668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsInfluenza vaccineGerminal centersAntigen-specific GC B cellsResponse to seasonal influenza vaccinationLong-lived bone marrow plasma cellsResponse to influenza vaccinationBone marrow plasma cellsGerminal center B cellsGC B cell clonesInfluenza virus vaccineMaturation of B cellsMarrow plasma cellsSeasonal influenza vaccineMemory B cellsHemagglutinin (HAB cell clonesGC B cellsInfluenza hemagglutinin (HAH5 HANeedle aspirationLymphoid structuresLymph nodesPlasma cellsGC reactionMemory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states
Callahan D, Smita S, Joachim S, Hoehn K, Kleinstein S, Weisel F, Chikina M, Shlomchik M. Memory B cell subsets have divergent developmental origins that are coupled to distinct imprinted epigenetic states. Nature Immunology 2024, 25: 562-575. PMID: 38200277, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01721-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGerminal center B cellsDistinct genomic featuresDP cellsDevelopmental originsEpigenetic stateFunctional diversityEpigenetic patternsTranscriptional profilingGenomic featuresDN cellsDistinct developmental historiesB cellsReporter miceFunctional responseCellsMemory B cellsChromatinB cell subsetsCell-dependent responsesMultiple approachesProgenyDiversityT cell-dependent responsesGerminal centersDevelopmental history
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 ResearchConceptsT 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
2021
Human B cell lineages associated with germinal centers following influenza vaccination are measurably evolving
Hoehn KB, Turner JS, Miller FI, Jiang R, Pybus OG, Ellebedy A, Kleinstein SH. Human B cell lineages associated with germinal centers following influenza vaccination are measurably evolving. ELife 2021, 10: e70873. PMID: 34787567, PMCID: PMC8741214, DOI: 10.7554/elife.70873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal influenza vaccinationInfluenza vaccinationB-cell lineageGerminal centersB cell evolutionPoor efficacyB cellsSeasonal influenza virus vaccinationSeasonal influenza virus vaccinesVaccine-induced B cell responsesInfluenza virus vaccinationInfluenza virus vaccinePre-existing immunityB cell responsesMemory B cellsCell lineagesGC B cellsSeasonal vaccinationHIV infectionVirus vaccinationVirus vaccineVaccinationVaccine antigensCell responsesSignificant heterogeneity
2015
Long-lived IgM plasma cells confer host protection against viral challenge (LYM6P.717)
Bohannon C, Powers R, Satyabhama L, Cui A, Tipton C, Michaeli M, Mehr R, Mittler R, Kleinstein S, Sanz I, Jacob J. Long-lived IgM plasma cells confer host protection against viral challenge (LYM6P.717). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 135.5-135.5. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.135.5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Inter-follicular germinal center B cell and T follicular helper cell development precedes follicular Tfh maintenance (63.23)
Kerfoot S, Yaari G, Patel J, Johnson K, Gonzalez D, Kleinstein S, Haberman A. Inter-follicular germinal center B cell and T follicular helper cell development precedes follicular Tfh maintenance (63.23). The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 63.23-63.23. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.186.supp.63.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGerminal center B cellsB cellsPD-1T cellsT-cell immigrationFollicular helper cell developmentTfh cell differentiationCognate B cellsDays post immunizationSuch B cellsB cell entryTfh cellsTFH phenotypeInterfollicular zonesPost immunizationGerminal centersBCL-6GL7 expressionCell immigrationLong-term maintenanceCell entryCell developmentFolliclesCell typesCells
2009
Activated Germinal-Center B Cells Undergo Directed Migration
O'Connor M, Hauser A, Haberman A, Kleinstein S. Activated Germinal-Center B Cells Undergo Directed Migration. 2009, 327-331. DOI: 10.1109/bibm.2009.61.Peer-Reviewed Original Research