[HTML][HTML] Convergent antibody evolution and clonotype expansion following influenza virus vaccination

D Forgacs, RB Abreu, GA Sautto, GA Kirchenbaum… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
D Forgacs, RB Abreu, GA Sautto, GA Kirchenbaum, E Drabek, KS Williamson, D Kim…
PLoS One, 2021journals.plos.org
Recent advances in high-throughput single cell sequencing have opened up new avenues
into the investigation of B cell receptor (BCR) repertoires. In this study, PBMCs were
collected from 17 human participants vaccinated with the split-inactivated influenza virus
vaccine during the 2016–2017 influenza season. A combination of Immune Repertoire
Capture (IRCTM) technology and IgG sequencing was performed on~ 7,800 plasmablast
(PB) cells and preferential IgG heavy-light chain pairings were investigated. In some …
Recent advances in high-throughput single cell sequencing have opened up new avenues into the investigation of B cell receptor (BCR) repertoires. In this study, PBMCs were collected from 17 human participants vaccinated with the split-inactivated influenza virus vaccine during the 2016–2017 influenza season. A combination of Immune Repertoire Capture (IRCTM) technology and IgG sequencing was performed on ~7,800 plasmablast (PB) cells and preferential IgG heavy-light chain pairings were investigated. In some participants, a single expanded clonotype accounted for ~22% of their PB BCR repertoire. Approximately 60% (10/17) of participants experienced convergent evolution, possessing public PBs that were elicited independently in multiple participants. Binding profiles of one private and three public PBs confirmed they were all subtype-specific, cross-reactive hemagglutinin (HA) head-directed antibodies. Collectively, this high-resolution antibody repertoire analysis demonstrated the impact evolution can have on BCRs in response to influenza virus vaccination, which can guide future universal influenza prophylactic approaches.
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