2023
Tracking B cell responses to the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 vaccine
de Assis F, Hoehn K, Zhang X, Kardava L, Smith C, Merhebi O, Buckner C, Trihemasava K, Wang W, Seamon C, Chen V, Schaughency P, Cheung F, Martins A, Chiang C, Li Y, Tsang J, Chun T, Kleinstein S, Moir S. Tracking B cell responses to the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 vaccine. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112780. PMID: 37440409, PMCID: PMC10529190, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory B cellsB cell receptorB cellsAtypical memory B cellsInfection-naïve individualsTwo-dose SARSSARS-CoV-2 mRNAB cell responsesAntibody-secreting cellsMonth 6Protective immunityCell responsesCell receptorClonal expansionImmunoglobulin GEarly timepointsLater timepointsPlasmablastsVaccinationCD71TimepointsSurface proteinsCellsMultimodal single-cell analysisMRNAHigh-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults
Wang M, Jiang R, Mohanty S, Meng H, Shaw A, Kleinstein S. High-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults. Aging 2023, 15: 9250-9274. PMID: 37367734, PMCID: PMC10564424, DOI: 10.18632/aging.204778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cellsActivated B cellsB cell receptorOlder adultsInfluenza vaccinationAge groupsPeripheral blood B cellsYoung adultsInactivated influenza vaccineB cell responsesSubstantial disease burdenBlood B cellsMemory B cellsInfluenza vaccination responsesStrong antibody responseAge-related changesInfluenza vaccineVaccination responseSeasonal influenzaAntibody responseHospital visitsDisease burdenSomatic hypermutation frequenciesVaccinationCell responses
2022
Reemergence of pathogenic, autoantibody-producing B cell clones in myasthenia gravis following B cell depletion therapy
Fichtner ML, Hoehn KB, Ford EE, Mane-Damas M, Oh S, Waters P, Payne AS, Smith ML, Watson CT, Losen M, Martinez-Martinez P, Nowak RJ, Kleinstein SH, O’Connor K. Reemergence of pathogenic, autoantibody-producing B cell clones in myasthenia gravis following B cell depletion therapy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2022, 10: 154. PMID: 36307868, PMCID: PMC9617453, DOI: 10.1186/s40478-022-01454-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell depletion therapyB cell clonesMuSK-MG patientsMyasthenia gravisB cellsMG patientsDepletion therapyCell clonesAutoantibody-producing B cellsMuscle-specific tyrosine kinaseComplete stable remissionB cell receptor repertoireCell receptor repertoireValuable candidate biomarkersB cell receptorMG relapseClinical relapseStable remissionDisease relapseAutoimmune disordersRelapsePatientsAcetylcholine receptorsCandidate biomarkersReceptor repertoire
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