Single-cell atlases: shared and tissue-specific cell types across human organs

R Elmentaite, C Domínguez Conde, L Yang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of single-cell and spatial transcriptomics methods was instrumental in the
conception of the Human Cell Atlas initiative, which aims to generate an integrated map of …

Adaptive immune receptor repertoire analysis

V Mhanna, H Bashour, K Lê Quý, P Barennes… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
B cell and T cell receptor repertoires compose the adaptive immune receptor repertoire
(AIRR) of an individual. The AIRR is a unique collection of antigen-specific receptors that …

Cross-tissue immune cell analysis reveals tissue-specific features in humans

C Domínguez Conde, C Xu, LB Jarvis, DB Rainbow… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Despite their crucial role in health and disease, our knowledge of immune cells within
human tissues remains limited. We surveyed the immune compartment of 16 tissues from 12 …

mRNA vaccines induce durable immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

RR Goel, MM Painter, SA Apostolidis, D Mathew… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA
vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection and especially severe disease …

Distinct antibody and memory B cell responses in SARS-CoV-2 naïve and recovered individuals after mRNA vaccination

RR Goel, SA Apostolidis, MM Painter, D Mathew… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
mRNA vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 have been authorized for emergency use. Despite their
efficacy in clinical trials, data on mRNA vaccine–induced immune responses are mostly …

Tissue adaptation and clonal segregation of human memory T cells in barrier sites

MML Poon, DP Caron, Z Wang, SB Wells, D Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
T lymphocytes migrate to barrier sites after exposure to pathogens, providing localized
immunity and long-term protection. Here, we obtained blood and tissues from human organ …

Comprehensive mapping of immune perturbations associated with severe COVID-19

L Kuri-Cervantes, MB Pampena, W Meng… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Although critical illness has been associated with SARS-CoV-2–induced hyperinflammation,
the immune correlates of severe COVID-19 remain unclear. Here, we comprehensively …

Single-cell analysis of human B cell maturation predicts how antibody class switching shapes selection dynamics

HW King, N Orban, JC Riches, AJ Clear… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Protective humoral memory forms in secondary lymphoid organs where B cells undergo
affinity maturation and differentiation into memory or plasma cells. Here, we provide a …

Adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 persist in the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue of children

Q Xu, P Milanez-Almeida, AJ Martins, AJ Radtke… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Most studies of adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection focus on peripheral blood, which
may not fully reflect immune responses at the site of infection. Using samples from 110 …

Induction of bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue is an early life adaptation for promoting human B cell immunity

R Matsumoto, J Gray, K Rybkina, H Oppenheimer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Infants and young children are more susceptible to common respiratory pathogens than
adults but can fare better against novel pathogens like severe acute respiratory syndrome …