Single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen-presenting cell preference

Abstract Biosafe and effective vaccines are urgently needed for the prevention and control of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), the first coronavirus to be discovered, despite extensive vaccination for decades. However, their development has been hindered by our limited understanding of prime...

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Main Authors: Xuefeng Li, Yumeng Liang, Yu Zhang, Botao Fa, Zheyi Liu, Lu Cui, Miaomiao Xi, Shufeng Feng, Li Xu, Xiaoxiao Liu, Zhengtao Xiao, Shengwang Liu, Hai Li
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01154-5
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description Abstract Biosafe and effective vaccines are urgently needed for the prevention and control of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), the first coronavirus to be discovered, despite extensive vaccination for decades. However, their development has been hindered by our limited understanding of prime vaccination, which is crucial for rational vaccine design. Here, we constructed in vivo dynamic single-cell resolution blood immune landscapes of chickens immunized with live-attenuated or inactivated IBV. Bioinformatic analysis together with in vivo examination revealed that live-attenuated and inactivated vaccines reshaped lymphocytes and led to identical compositions through different mechanisms. Inactivated vaccines activate T lymphocytes through dendritic cells with subsequent T lymphocyte-dependent B lymphocyte expansion upon prime vaccination but induce pathogen-specific antibodies only after boost vaccination. Prime vaccination with a live-attenuated vaccine led to an initial preference for monocytes/macrophages as antigen-presenting cells (APCs), followed by extensive activation of the main APCs, which facilitated rapid T lymphocyte expansion and elicited satisfactory humoral immunity. Along with the disparate utilization of APCs, live-attenuated and inactivated vaccines yielded distinct TCR repertoires and triggered different B lymphocyte dynamics despite their similar final BCR repertoires. Furthermore, APC preference correlated with vaccine effectiveness rather than modality, as prime avian influenza vaccination triggered effective adaptive immune responses with the same APC preference as live-attenuated IBV did. This study comprehensively characterized avian coronavirus prime vaccination and highlighted the key role of APC preference.
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spelling doaj-art-1c022a9ba10e48ba8a221ca9a30e2ada2025-08-20T03:53:46ZengNature Portfolionpj Vaccines2059-01052025-05-0110111610.1038/s41541-025-01154-5Single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen-presenting cell preferenceXuefeng Li0Yumeng Liang1Yu Zhang2Botao Fa3Zheyi Liu4Lu Cui5Miaomiao Xi6Shufeng Feng7Li Xu8Xiaoxiao Liu9Zhengtao Xiao10Shengwang Liu11Hai Li12School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDivision of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National Poultry Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesDivision of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National Poultry Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDivision of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National Poultry Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDivision of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National Poultry Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityAbstract Biosafe and effective vaccines are urgently needed for the prevention and control of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), the first coronavirus to be discovered, despite extensive vaccination for decades. However, their development has been hindered by our limited understanding of prime vaccination, which is crucial for rational vaccine design. Here, we constructed in vivo dynamic single-cell resolution blood immune landscapes of chickens immunized with live-attenuated or inactivated IBV. Bioinformatic analysis together with in vivo examination revealed that live-attenuated and inactivated vaccines reshaped lymphocytes and led to identical compositions through different mechanisms. Inactivated vaccines activate T lymphocytes through dendritic cells with subsequent T lymphocyte-dependent B lymphocyte expansion upon prime vaccination but induce pathogen-specific antibodies only after boost vaccination. Prime vaccination with a live-attenuated vaccine led to an initial preference for monocytes/macrophages as antigen-presenting cells (APCs), followed by extensive activation of the main APCs, which facilitated rapid T lymphocyte expansion and elicited satisfactory humoral immunity. Along with the disparate utilization of APCs, live-attenuated and inactivated vaccines yielded distinct TCR repertoires and triggered different B lymphocyte dynamics despite their similar final BCR repertoires. Furthermore, APC preference correlated with vaccine effectiveness rather than modality, as prime avian influenza vaccination triggered effective adaptive immune responses with the same APC preference as live-attenuated IBV did. This study comprehensively characterized avian coronavirus prime vaccination and highlighted the key role of APC preference.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01154-5
spellingShingle Xuefeng Li
Yumeng Liang
Yu Zhang
Botao Fa
Zheyi Liu
Lu Cui
Miaomiao Xi
Shufeng Feng
Li Xu
Xiaoxiao Liu
Zhengtao Xiao
Shengwang Liu
Hai Li
Single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen-presenting cell preference
npj Vaccines
title Single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen-presenting cell preference
title_full Single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen-presenting cell preference
title_fullStr Single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen-presenting cell preference
title_full_unstemmed Single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen-presenting cell preference
title_short Single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen-presenting cell preference
title_sort single cell transcriptomics correlate avian coronavirus prime vaccination efficacy with antigen presenting cell preference
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01154-5
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