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ArticleCell reports2021

Single-cell BCR and transcriptome analysis after influenza infection reveals spatiotemporal dynamics of antigen-specific B cells.

Nimitha R Mathew, Jayalal K Jayanthan, Ilya V Smirnov, Jonathan L Robinson, Hannes Axelsson, Sravya S Nakka, Aikaterini Emmanouilidi, Paulo Czarnewski, William T Yewdell, Karin Schön and 10 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 77 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Nimitha R MathewDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jayalal K JayanthanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ilya V SmirnovDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jonathan L RobinsonDepartment of Biology and Biological Engineering, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.
Hannes AxelssonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sravya S NakkaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Aikaterini EmmanouilidiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Paulo CzarnewskiDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Solna, Sweden.
William T YewdellImmunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Karin SchönDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Cristina Lebrero-FernándezDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Valentina BernasconiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
William RodinDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ali M HarandiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Vaccine Evaluation Center, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Nils LyckeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Nicholas BorcherdingDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Jonathan W YewdellLaboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Victor GreiffDepartment of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Mats BemarkDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Davide AngelettiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: davide.angeletti@gu.se.
University of Gothenburg · SEChalmers University of Technology · SEMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USStockholm University · SEUniversity of Oslo · NOWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Immunobiology and Virology of Influenza A VirusZIAAI001211 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI YEWDELL, JONATHAN W · 2016 to 2025
$10.4M
European Research Council 850638NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B cell responses are critical for antiviral immunity. However, a comprehensive picture of antigen-specific B cell differentiation, clonal proliferation, and dynamics in different organs after infection is lacking. Here, by combining single-cell RNA and B cell receptor (BCR) sequencing of antigen-specific cells in lymph nodes, spleen, and lungs after influenza infection in mice, we identify several germinal center (GC) B cell subpopulations and organ-specific differences that persist over the course of the response. We discover transcriptional differences between memory cells in lungs and lymphoid organs and organ-restricted clonal expansion. Remarkably, we find significant clonal overlap between GC-derived memory and plasma cells. By combining BCR-mutational analyses with monoclonal antibody (mAb) expression and affinity measurements, we find that memory B cells are highly diverse and can be selected from both low- and high-affinity precursors. By linking antigen recognition with transcriptional programming, clonal proliferation, and differentiation, these finding provide important advances in our understanding of antiviral immunity.

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Gene Expression ProfilingSingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, ViralB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationClone CellsGerminal CenterHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusHumansInfluenza, HumanMemory B CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, ViralHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusReceptors, Antigen, B-CellRNAantibodiesantiviral immunityB cellsgerminal centerinfluenzamemory B cellssingle-cell BCRseqsingle-cell RNA-seq

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PMID34161770
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