Identification of B cell subsets based on antigen receptor sequences using deep learning

Abstract B cell receptors (BCRs) denote antigen specificity, while corresponding cell subsets indicate B cell functionality. Since each B cell uniquely encodes this combination, physical isolation and subsequent processing of individual B cells become indispensable to identify both attributes. However, this approach accompanies high costs and inevitable information loss, hindering high-throughput investigation of B cell populations. Here, we present BCR-SORT, a deep learning model that predicts cell subsets from their corresponding BCR sequences by leveraging B cell activation and maturation signatures encoded within BCR sequences. Subsequently, BCR-SORT is demonstrated to improve reconstruction of BCR phylogenetic trees, and reproduce results consistent with those verified using physical isolation-based methods or prior knowledge. Notably, when applied to BCR sequences from COVID-19 vaccine recipients, it revealed inter-individual heterogeneity of evolutionary trajectories towards Omicron-binding memory B cells. Overall, BCR-SORT offers great potential to improve our understanding of B cell responses..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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bioRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 06. Mai Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Hyunho [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Kyoungseob [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Yongju [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Soobin [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Seungyoun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Eunjae [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Seung Woo [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Ha Young [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jong Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Junho [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Sunghoon [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2024.02.06.579098

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XBI042485355