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ArticleSTAR protocols2022

Flow cytometric protocol to characterize human memory B cells directed against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antigens.

Leonie M Weskamm, Christine Dahlke, Marylyn M Addo

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Article in STAR protocols, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leonie M WeskammInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany; Department for Clinical Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research, Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: m.weskamm@uke.de.
Christine DahlkeInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany; Department for Clinical Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research, Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Hamburg, Germany.
Marylyn M AddoInstitute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development (IIRVD), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany; Department for Clinical Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research, Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Hamburg, Germany; First Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine · DEGerman Center for Infection Research · DEUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Memory B cells (MBCs), part of the immune response elicited by infection or vaccination, can persist in lymphoid organs and peripheral blood and are capable of rapid reactivation upon secondary antigen exposure. Here, we describe a flow cytometric assay to identify antigen-specific MBCs from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and characterize their isotypes and activation status. We detail steps to use fluorescently labeled antigen probes derived from the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. These can be adapted to detect MBCs against other antigens. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Weskamm et al. (2022).

Indexed as

COVID-19Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMemory B CellsSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Flow Cytometry/Mass CytometryImmunologyMicrobiology

Identifiers

PMID36595922
PMCPMC9663734
OpenAlexW4309333177

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