SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)

AD Proal, MB VanElzakker, S Aleman, K Bach… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Millions of people are suffering from Long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
(PASC). Several biological factors have emerged as potential drivers of PASC pathology …

Antibody modulation of B cell responses—Incorporating positive and negative feedback

JG Cyster, PC Wilson - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Antibodies are powerful modulators of ongoing and future B cell responses. While the
concept of antibody feedback has been appreciated for over a century, the topic has seen a …

Opposing effects of pre-existing antibody and memory T cell help on the dynamics of recall germinal centers

A Schiepers, MFL van't Wout, A Hobbs, L Mesin… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Re-exposure to an antigen generates abundant antibody responses and drives the
formation of secondary germinal centers (GCs). Recall GCs in mice consist almost entirely of …

Enhancing antibody responses by multivalent antigen display on thymus-independent DNA origami scaffolds

EC Wamhoff, L Ronsard, J Feldman, GA Knappe… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Protein-based virus-like particles (P-VLPs) are commonly used to spatially organize
antigens and enhance humoral immunity through multivalent antigen display. However, P …

Vaccine adjuvants: Tailoring innate recognition to send the right message

EC Lavelle, CP McEntee - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Adjuvants play pivotal roles in vaccine development, enhancing immunization efficacy
through prolonged retention and sustained release of antigen, lymph node targeting, and …

Two-dose priming immunization amplifies humoral immunity by synchronizing vaccine delivery with the germinal center response

SH Bhagchandani, L Yang, JH Lam, L Maiorino… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Prolonging exposure to subunit vaccines during the primary immune response enhances
humoral immunity. Escalating-dose immunization (EDI), administering vaccines every other …

Long-term retention of antigens in germinal centers is controlled by the spatial organization of the follicular dendritic cell network

A Martinez-Riano, S Wang, S Boeing… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Germinal centers (GCs) require sustained availability of antigens to promote antibody affinity
maturation against pathogens and vaccines. A key source of antigens for GC B cells are …

Molecular basis for potent B cell responses to antigen displayed on particles of viral size

JF Brooks, J Riggs, JL Mueller, R Mathenge… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Multivalent viral epitopes induce rapid, robust and T cell-independent humoral immune
responses, but the biochemical basis for such potency remains incompletely understood …

Therapeutic synthetic and natural materials for immunoengineering

A Slezak, K Chang, S Hossainy, A Mansurov… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Immunoengineering is a rapidly evolving field that has been driving innovations in
manipulating immune system for new treatment tools and methods. The need for materials …

[HTML][HTML] Protein nanoparticle vaccines induce potent neutralizing antibody responses against MERS-CoV

CW Chao, KR Sprouse, MC Miranda, NJ Catanzaro… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a betacoronavirus that
causes severe respiratory illness in humans. There are no licensed vaccines against MERS …