Phenotypic heterogeneity defines B cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 exposures through vaccination and infection

Summary: Long-lived humoral memory is key to durable immunity against pathogens yet remains challenging to define due to heterogeneity among antigen-reactive B cells. We addressed this gap through longitudinal sampling over the course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) m...

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Main Authors: Lela Kardava, James Lim, Clarisa M. Buckner, Felipe Lopes de Assis, Xiaozhen Zhang, Wei Wang, Mattie L. Melnyk, Omar El Merhebi, Krittin Trihemasava, I-Ting Teng, Robin Carroll, Yogita Jethmalani, Mike Castro, Bob C. Lin, Lauren H. Praiss, Catherine A. Seamon, Peter D. Kwong, Richard A. Koup, Leonid Serebryannyy, David C. Nickle, Tae-Wook Chun, Susan Moir
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author Lela Kardava
James Lim
Clarisa M. Buckner
Felipe Lopes de Assis
Xiaozhen Zhang
Wei Wang
Mattie L. Melnyk
Omar El Merhebi
Krittin Trihemasava
I-Ting Teng
Robin Carroll
Yogita Jethmalani
Mike Castro
Bob C. Lin
Lauren H. Praiss
Catherine A. Seamon
Peter D. Kwong
Richard A. Koup
Leonid Serebryannyy
David C. Nickle
Tae-Wook Chun
Susan Moir
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James Lim
Clarisa M. Buckner
Felipe Lopes de Assis
Xiaozhen Zhang
Wei Wang
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Omar El Merhebi
Krittin Trihemasava
I-Ting Teng
Robin Carroll
Yogita Jethmalani
Mike Castro
Bob C. Lin
Lauren H. Praiss
Catherine A. Seamon
Peter D. Kwong
Richard A. Koup
Leonid Serebryannyy
David C. Nickle
Tae-Wook Chun
Susan Moir
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description Summary: Long-lived humoral memory is key to durable immunity against pathogens yet remains challenging to define due to heterogeneity among antigen-reactive B cells. We addressed this gap through longitudinal sampling over the course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccinations with or without breakthrough infection. High-dimensional phenotypic profiling performed on ∼72 million B cells showed that receptor-binding domain (RBD) reactivity was associated with five distinct immunoglobulin G (IgG) B cell populations. Two expressed the activation marker CD71, both correlated with neutralizing antibodies, yet the one lacking the memory marker CD27 was induced by vaccination and blunted by infection. Two were resting memory populations; one lacking CD73 arose early and contributed to cross-reactivity; the other, expressing CD73, arose later and correlated with neutralizing antibodies. The fifth, a rare germinal center-like population, contributed to recall responses and was highly cross reactive. Overall, robust and distinct responses to booster vaccination overcame the superiority of hybrid immunity provided by breakthrough infection.
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spelling doaj-art-494406ef96e148e2b97d0b917ef2970f2025-08-20T03:09:01ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472025-04-0144411555710.1016/j.celrep.2025.115557Phenotypic heterogeneity defines B cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 exposures through vaccination and infectionLela Kardava0James Lim1Clarisa M. Buckner2Felipe Lopes de Assis3Xiaozhen Zhang4Wei Wang5Mattie L. Melnyk6Omar El Merhebi7Krittin Trihemasava8I-Ting Teng9Robin Carroll10Yogita Jethmalani11Mike Castro12Bob C. Lin13Lauren H. Praiss14Catherine A. Seamon15Peter D. Kwong16Richard A. Koup17Leonid Serebryannyy18David C. Nickle19Tae-Wook Chun20Susan Moir21Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USAMonoceros Biosystems, San Diego, CA 29130, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USAVaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAVaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAVaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAVaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAVaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USACritical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAVaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USAVaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAVaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAMonoceros Biosystems, San Diego, CA 29130, USA; Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USALaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: Long-lived humoral memory is key to durable immunity against pathogens yet remains challenging to define due to heterogeneity among antigen-reactive B cells. We addressed this gap through longitudinal sampling over the course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccinations with or without breakthrough infection. High-dimensional phenotypic profiling performed on ∼72 million B cells showed that receptor-binding domain (RBD) reactivity was associated with five distinct immunoglobulin G (IgG) B cell populations. Two expressed the activation marker CD71, both correlated with neutralizing antibodies, yet the one lacking the memory marker CD27 was induced by vaccination and blunted by infection. Two were resting memory populations; one lacking CD73 arose early and contributed to cross-reactivity; the other, expressing CD73, arose later and correlated with neutralizing antibodies. The fifth, a rare germinal center-like population, contributed to recall responses and was highly cross reactive. Overall, robust and distinct responses to booster vaccination overcame the superiority of hybrid immunity provided by breakthrough infection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124725003286CP: Immunology
spellingShingle Lela Kardava
James Lim
Clarisa M. Buckner
Felipe Lopes de Assis
Xiaozhen Zhang
Wei Wang
Mattie L. Melnyk
Omar El Merhebi
Krittin Trihemasava
I-Ting Teng
Robin Carroll
Yogita Jethmalani
Mike Castro
Bob C. Lin
Lauren H. Praiss
Catherine A. Seamon
Peter D. Kwong
Richard A. Koup
Leonid Serebryannyy
David C. Nickle
Tae-Wook Chun
Susan Moir
Phenotypic heterogeneity defines B cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 exposures through vaccination and infection
Cell Reports
CP: Immunology
title Phenotypic heterogeneity defines B cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 exposures through vaccination and infection
title_full Phenotypic heterogeneity defines B cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 exposures through vaccination and infection
title_fullStr Phenotypic heterogeneity defines B cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 exposures through vaccination and infection
title_full_unstemmed Phenotypic heterogeneity defines B cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 exposures through vaccination and infection
title_short Phenotypic heterogeneity defines B cell responses to repeated SARS-CoV-2 exposures through vaccination and infection
title_sort phenotypic heterogeneity defines b cell responses to repeated sars cov 2 exposures through vaccination and infection
topic CP: Immunology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124725003286
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