High-throughput profiling of antigen-specific antibody secreting cells using an antibody secretion trap (TRAPnSeq)
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ABSTRACT: Following activation by cognate antigen, B cells undergo fine-tuning of their antigen receptors and may ultimately differentiate into antibody-secreting cells (ASCs). While antigen-specific antibodies from B cell receptor (BCR) expressing B cells can be readily cloned and sequenced following flow sorting, antigen-specific plasma cells that lack surface BCR cannot be easily profiled in a high-throughput way. Here, we report an approach, TRAPnSeq (antigen specificity mapping through Ig secretionTRAPandSequencing), that allows capture of secreted antibodies on the surface of ASCs, which in turn enables high-throughput screening of single ASCs against large antigen panels and recovery of paired VH:VL antibody sequences. This approach incorporates flow cytometry, standard microfluidic platforms and DNA barcoding technologies to isolate and characterize antigen-specific ASCs through single cell V(D)J, RNA and antigen barcode sequencing. We show the utility of TRAPnSeq by profiling antigen-specific IgG and IgE plasma cells from mouse and humans and validate antigen binding by ELISA. TRAPnSeq can easily be combined with existing B cell platforms to accelerate antibody discovery from ASCs and can further be expanded to any protein secreting-cells.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE233507 | GEO | 2023/07/07
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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