Challenges and opportunities for consistent classification of human B cell and plasma cell populations

I Sanz, C Wei, SA Jenks, KS Cashman… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The increasingly recognized role of different types of B cells and plasma cells in protective
and pathogenic immune responses combined with technological advances have generated …

Age-associated B cells

MP Cancro - Annual review of immunology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The age-associated B cell subset has been the focus of increasing interest over the last
decade. These cells have a unique cell surface phenotype and transcriptional signature …

Immune responses to two and three doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in adults with solid tumors

RT Shroff, P Chalasani, R Wei, D Pennington… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have
shown high efficacy, but immunocompromised participants were excluded from controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Functional SARS-CoV-2-specific immune memory persists after mild COVID-19

LB Rodda, J Netland, L Shehata, KB Pruner… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is causing a
global pandemic, and cases continue to rise. Most infected individuals experience mildly …

The expansion of human T-bethighCD21low B cells is T cell dependent

B Keller, V Strohmeier, I Harder, S Unger… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Accumulation of human CD21low B cells in peripheral blood is a hallmark of chronic
activation of the adaptive immune system in certain infections and autoimmune disorders …

Atypical B cells are part of an alternative lineage of B cells that participates in responses to vaccination and infection in humans

HJ Sutton, R Aye, AH Idris, R Vistein, E Nduati, O Kai… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
The diversity of circulating human B cells is unknown. We use single-cell RNA sequencing
(RNA-seq) to examine the diversity of both antigen-specific and total B cells in healthy …

B and T cells driving multiple sclerosis: identity, mechanisms and potential triggers

J Van Langelaar, L Rijvers, J Smolders… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Historically, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been viewed as being primarily driven by T cells.
However, the effective use of anti-CD20 treatment now also reveals an important role for B …

Memory B cells and plasma cells: The differentiative continuum of humoral immunity

MP Cancro, MM Tomayko - Immunological reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Immunological memory is a composite of lasting antibody titers maintained by plasma cells
in conjunction with memory T and B cells. Memory B cells are a critical reservoir for plasma …

Age-associated B cells in autoimmune diseases

IC Mouat, E Goldberg, MS Horwitz - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Age-associated B cells (ABCs) are a transcriptionally and functionally unique B cell
population. In addition to arising with age and following infection, ABCs are expanded …

Circulating and intrahepatic antiviral B cells are defective in hepatitis B

AR Burton, LJ Pallett, LE McCoy… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
B cells are increasingly recognized as playing an important role in the ongoing control of
hepatitis B virus (HBV). The development of antibodies against the viral surface antigen …