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Rapid generation of durable B cell memory to SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins in COVID-19 and convalescence

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Hartley, Gemma E., Edwards, Emily S.J., Aui, Pei M., Varese, Nirupama, Stojanovic, Stephanie, McMahon, James, Peleg, Anton Y., Boo, Irene +4 more·2020·Science Immunology

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Memory B cells specific for SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins persist in peripheral blood after recovery from COVID-19.

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  • SARS-CoV-2-specific memory B cells accumulate over the first few months after initial infection.

    “We and others have shown that SARS-CoV-2-specific memory B cells accumulate over the first few months after initial infection2,3,8,9,28 (Fig. 1a)”
  • Frequencies of circulating memory B cells continue to increase for several months after recovery from COVID-19 when most other responses decline, suggesting recall of B cell memory may extend antibody-dependent protection despite waning serological titres.

    “The observations that frequencies of circulating memory B cells continue to increase for several months after recovery from COVID-19 (refs2,3,8,9,28), when most other responses are declining (Fig. 1a), suggest that recall of B cell memory may provide a mechanism to extend the duration of antibody-dependent protection in the face of waning serological titres.”

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  1. [29]Australian Immunisation Handbook, 2018. Vol. 2019. Australian Government- Department of Health.

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Hartley, G. E., Edwards, E. S. J., Aui, P. M., Varese, N., Stojanovic, S., McMahon, J., Peleg, A. Y., Boo, I., Drummer, H. E., Hogarth, P. M., O’Hehir, R. E., & van Zelm, M. C.
Affiliations
  • Monash University (AU)
  • The Alfred Hospital (AU)
  • Burnet Institute (AU)
  • Department of Immunology and Pathology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Venue
Science Immunology
Published
2020-12-18
Volume
5
Issue
54
ISSN
2470-9468 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3117773316
Cited by
296
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 92 · 2021: 125 · 2020: 1
FWCI
8.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • medRxiv (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council (1117687)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 pandemic, memory B cells, nucleocapsid protein, spike protein, receptor binding domain, convalescence, antibody response, T follicular helper cells, long-term immune memory
MeSH terms
Protein Domains, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Viral, B-Lymphocytes, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Immunoglobulin M, Immunologic Memory, Male, Middle Aged, Phosphoproteins, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus

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