2015
The mutation patterns in B-cell immunoglobulin receptors reflect the influence of selection acting at multiple time-scales
Yaari G, Benichou JI, Vander Heiden J, Kleinstein SH, Louzoun Y. The mutation patterns in B-cell immunoglobulin receptors reflect the influence of selection acting at multiple time-scales. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2015, 370: 20140242. PMID: 26194756, PMCID: PMC4528419, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibody AffinityAntibody DiversityB-LymphocytesCell LineageClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedComplementarity Determining RegionsGenes, ImmunoglobulinHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionModels, GeneticModels, ImmunologicalMutationReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinTime FactorsConceptsLineage treesPositive selectionStrong selection pressureLong-term selectionInfluence of selectionGene familyVariable gene familiesComplementarity determining regionsClone membersMutation patternsSelection pressureB cell populationsImmunoglobulin genesB cellsFramework regionsSomatic hypermutationSomatic mutationsAffinity maturationMutationsClone sizeMaturation processLong trunkAffinity maturation processSignificant diversityMultiple rounds
2014
B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes
Stern JN, Yaari G, Vander Heiden JA, Church G, Donahue WF, Hintzen RQ, Huttner AJ, Laman JD, Nagra RM, Nylander A, Pitt D, Ramanan S, Siddiqui BA, Vigneault F, Kleinstein SH, Hafler DA, O'Connor KC. B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 248ra107. PMID: 25100741, PMCID: PMC4388137, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lymph nodesCentral nervous systemB cellsCerebrospinal fluidLymph nodesMultiple sclerosisLymphoid tissueCNS of patientsCNS B cellsAntigen-experienced B cellsMultiple sclerosis brainSecondary lymphoid tissuesB cell compartmentB cell trafficB cell maturationImmunomodulatory therapyImmune infiltratesPeripheral bloodInflammatory diseasesLymphocyte transmigrationPeripheral tissuesNervous systemMembers of clonesCell maturationCell trafficIntegrating B Cell Lineage Information into Statistical Tests for Detecting Selection in Ig Sequences
Uduman M, Shlomchik MJ, Vigneault F, Church GM, Kleinstein SH. Integrating B Cell Lineage Information into Statistical Tests for Detecting Selection in Ig Sequences. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 192: 867-874. PMID: 24376267, PMCID: PMC4363135, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1301551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody AffinityAntibody DiversityB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCell LineageClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedComputer SimulationConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteGenes, ImmunoglobulinHumansMiceModels, ImmunologicalModels, StatisticalROC CurveSequence Analysis, DNASomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinVDJ ExonsConceptsLineage treesHigh-throughput sequencing technologyLineage tree shapesCell lineage informationIg sequencesRatio of replacementTree-shape analysisStatistical frameworkSequence-based methodsBinomial statistical analysisExperimental data setsIndicators of selectionSequencing technologiesLineage informationSequencing depthNumber of generationsData setsHybrid methodVivo selectionSilent mutationsTree shapeStatistical testsSequenceShape analysisMutations
2009
Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells
Anderson SM, Khalil A, Uduman M, Hershberg U, Louzoun Y, Haberman AM, Kleinstein SH, Shlomchik MJ. Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 7314-7325. PMID: 19917681, PMCID: PMC4106706, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-affinity B cellsLow-affinity cellsGerminal centersB cellsHigh-affinity B cellsHigh-affinity cellsDeath rateHigh death rateLower death ratesImmune responseHigh-affinity AbsB lymphocytesMemory responsesExtracellular pathogensSame AgPrimary responseGC reactionProliferative advantageSimilar ratesSurvivalCellsCell cycleControl of survivalHigh affinityResponse
2007
Definition of Germinal-Center B Cell Migration In Vivo Reveals Predominant Intrazonal Circulation Patterns
Hauser AE, Junt T, Mempel TR, Sneddon MW, Kleinstein SH, Henrickson SE, von Andrian UH, Shlomchik MJ, Haberman AM. Definition of Germinal-Center B Cell Migration In Vivo Reveals Predominant Intrazonal Circulation Patterns. Immunity 2007, 26: 655-667. PMID: 17509908, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research