2024
Memory 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
2023
Age-associated B cells are heterogeneous and dynamic drivers of autoimmunity in mice
Nickerson K, Smita S, Hoehn K, Marinov A, Thomas K, Kos J, Yang Y, Bastacky S, Watson C, Kleinstein S, Shlomchik M. Age-associated B cells are heterogeneous and dynamic drivers of autoimmunity in mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2023, 220: e20221346. PMID: 36828389, PMCID: PMC9997508, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221346.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Single-cell repertoire tracing identifies rituximab-resistant B cells during myasthenia gravis relapses
Jiang R, Fichtner ML, Hoehn KB, Pham MC, Stathopoulos P, Nowak RJ, Kleinstein SH, O'Connor KC. Single-cell repertoire tracing identifies rituximab-resistant B cells during myasthenia gravis relapses. JCI Insight 2020, 5 PMID: 32573488, PMCID: PMC7453893, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.136471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle-specific kinase myasthenia gravisMemory B cellsB cell subsetsAntibody-secreting cellsB cellsCell subsetsAutoantibody-producing B cellsB-cell depleting therapyCell-depleting therapyB cell clonesB cell survivalGene expression signaturesMyasthenia gravisAutoimmune disordersRelapseB cell samplesReceptor profilingCell clonesExpression signaturesRituximabTherapyCell survivalCellsTreatmentCell samples
2014
CD80 and PD-L2 define functionally distinct memory B cell subsets that are independent of antibody isotype
Zuccarino-Catania GV, Sadanand S, Weisel FJ, Tomayko MM, Meng H, Kleinstein SH, Good-Jacobson KL, Shlomchik MJ. CD80 and PD-L2 define functionally distinct memory B cell subsets that are independent of antibody isotype. Nature Immunology 2014, 15: 631-637. PMID: 24880458, PMCID: PMC4105703, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2914.Peer-Reviewed Original Research