Evolution of antigen-specific follicular helper T cell transcription from effector function to memory

Understanding how follicular helper T cells (TFH) regulate the specialization, maturation, and differentiation of adaptive B cell immunity is crucial for developing durable high-affinity immune protection. Using indexed single-cell molecular strategies, we reveal a skewed intraclonal assortment of higher-affinity T cell receptors and the distinct molecular programming of the localized TFH compartment compared with emigrant conventional effector TH cells. We find a temporal shift in B cell receptor class switch, which permits identification of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory modules of transcriptional programming that subspecialize TFH function before and during the germinal center (GC) reaction. Late collapse of this local primary GC reaction reveals a persistent post-GC TFH population that discloses a putative memory TFH program. These studies define subspecialized antigen-specific TFH transcriptional programs that progressively change with antibody class-specific evolution of high-affinity B cell immunity and a memory TFH transcriptional program that emerges upon local GC resolution.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Science immunology - 7(2022), 76 vom: 14. Okt., Seite eabm2084

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Robinson, Amanda M [VerfasserIn]
Higgins, Brett W [VerfasserIn]
Shuparski, Andrew G [VerfasserIn]
Miller, Karen B [VerfasserIn]
McHeyzer-Williams, Louise J [VerfasserIn]
McHeyzer-Williams, Michael G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigens
Immunoglobulin Isotypes
Journal Article
Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 11.10.2022

Date Revised 15.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/sciimmunol.abm2084

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347216579