B cell activation

To investigate the gene programs involved in B cell activation and antibody switching, we profiled the gene expression at the single cell level as well as the antibody repertoire of human naive and memory B cells at resting and following three time points of activation. Through CRISPR perturbations, we defined IRF4 as a central regulator of both GC and plasma cell fates, acting independently of PRDM1 in GC commitment. Finally, leveraging machine learning classification methods trained solely on transcriptomic profiles, we accurately predicted sister cell relationships, revealing that plasma cell gene expression programs are heritable and tightly conserved within a clone.

Type: Transcriptome Sequencing
Archiver: European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA)

3 Datasets

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Dataset ID	Description	Technology	Samples
EGAD50000002113	CRISPR perturbations of IRF4, PRDM1, and AAVS1 (within PPP1R12C gene) in activated B cells	Illumina NovaSeq 6000	96
EGAD50000002114	We developed a B cell stimulation protocol that allowed us to expand a smaller number of naive B cells in culture (2,000 B cells at day 0). On day 6, we performed single-cell RNA-and BCR-sequencing on the entire culture, preserving both clonal diversity and size.	Illumina NovaSeq 6000	32
EGAD50000002115	We purified human naive and memory B cells from PBMCs. We stimulated them with IgM cross-linker providing BCR stimulation, multimeric CD40L that engages costimulatory receptor CD40 on the B cell, and cytokines IL-2 and IL-21. To comprehensively characterise activation dynamics of naive and memory B cells, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and B cell receptor sequencing (BCR-seq) in resting cells (day 0), before the first division (day 1), at the time of the first division (day 3) and following the full B cell differentiation (day 6)	Illumina NovaSeq 6000	168