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Single-cell Atlas of common variable immunodeficiency shows germinal center-associated epigenetic dysregulation in B-cell responses.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Rodríguez-Ubreva, Javier  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-4536
Arutyunyan, Anna 
Bonder, Marc Jan 
Del Pino-Molina, Lucía  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2392-097X

Abstract

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), the most prevalent symptomatic primary immunodeficiency, displays impaired terminal B-cell differentiation and defective antibody responses. Incomplete genetic penetrance and ample phenotypic expressivity in CVID suggest the participation of additional pathogenic mechanisms. Monozygotic (MZ) twins discordant for CVID are uniquely valuable for studying the contribution of epigenetics to the disease. Here, we generate a single-cell epigenomics and transcriptomics census of naïve-to-memory B cell differentiation in a CVID-discordant MZ twin pair. Our analysis identifies DNA methylation, chromatin accessibility and transcriptional defects in memory B-cells mirroring defective cell-cell communication upon activation. These findings are validated in a cohort of CVID patients and healthy donors. Our findings provide a comprehensive multi-omics map of alterations in naïve-to-memory B-cell transition in CVID and indicate links between the epigenome and immune cell cross-talk. Our resource, publicly available at the Human Cell Atlas, gives insight into future diagnosis and treatments of CVID patients.

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Funder: Wellcome Trust

Keywords

B-Lymphocytes, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, Epigenesis, Genetic, Epigenomics, Germinal Center, Humans

Journal Title

Nat Commun

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Journal ISSN

2041-1723
2041-1723

Volume Title

13

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC