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Kevin Macon
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B cell and antibody targeting of transplant alloantigen epitopes is supported by both self and allo-recognition

John Killian et al.Apr 2, 2023
ABSTRACT Donor-specific antibody (DSA) responses against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) proteins mismatched between kidney transplant donors and recipients cause allograft loss. Using single-cell, molecular, structural, and proteomic techniques, we profiled the HLA-specific (alloreactive) B cell response in kidney and blood of a transplant recipient with antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). We identified 14 distinct alloreactive B cell lineages, which spanned the rejected organ and blood and expressed high-affinity anti-donor HLA-specific B cell receptors – many of which were clonally linked to circulating DSA. The alloreactive B cell response was focused on exposed, solvent-accessible mismatched HLA residues, while also demonstrating extensive contacts with self-HLA residues. Consistent with structural evidence of self-recognition, measurable self-reactivity by donor-specific B cells was common and positively correlated with anti-donor affinity maturation. Thus, allo- and self-reactive signatures appeared to converge, suggesting that during AMR, the recognition of non-self and breaches of tolerance conspire to produce a pathogenic donor-specific adaptive response.
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