Project description:To understand the molecular determinants of B12(VHH)-CAR-T polyfunctionality, we simultaneously measured the protein and RNA expression levels of 95 single CD4+ B12(VHH)-CAR-T cells isolated from IMR5 tumor-bearing mouse and re-stimulated with IMR5 tumor cells in vitro. We identified two CAR-T clusters, low polyfunctionality and high polyfunctionality subsets, in a 2D t-SNE plot. Moreover, our single-cell mRNA expression profiling revealed 32 genes that displayed statistically significant, concordant differences between the two cell subsets.
Project description:Additive effects of TNF and IL-6 were evaluated in cell-based model for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and then compared to treatment with anti-TNF/IL-6 NANOBODY® VHH, Humira and Sylvant by RNA-seq
Project description:Proteomics profiles of extracellular vesicles isolated using a new cryogel-based immunoaffinity chromatography system functionalized with single-domain VHH antibodies for selective isolation of EVs from human plasma.
Project description:Camelids are capable of producing both conventional tetrameric antibodies (Abs) and dimeric heavy-chain antibodies (HCAbs). While B cells generating these two types of Abs exhibit distinct B-cell receptors (BCRs), it remains unclear whether these two B cell populations differ in their phenotypes and developmental processes. Here, we collected eight PBMC samples before and after immunization from four Bactrian camels and conducted single-cell 5’ RNA sequencing. We characterized the functional subtypes and differentiation trajectories of circulating B cells in camels, including native B cells, memory B cells, intermediate B cells, atypical B cells, and plasma cells. Additionally, we reconstructed single-cell BCR sequences and revealed the IGHV and IGHC gene types. We found that B cells with variable genes of HACbs (VHH) were widely present in various functional subtypes and showed highly overlapping differentiation trajectories to B cells with variable genes of conventional Abs (VH). After immunization, the transcriptional changes in VHH+ and VH+ B cells were also largely consistent. Our study not only elucidates the cellular context of HCAb production in camels, but also lays the foundation for the development of single B cell-based nanobody screening.
Project description:The growing appreciation of immune cell-cell interactions within disease environments has led to significant efforts to develop highly effective protein-, and cell-based immunotherapies. However, characterizing these complex cell-cell interactions in high resolution remains challenging. Thus, technologies that leverage therapeutic-based modalities for profiling intercellular environments can provide unique advantages towards understanding these cellular interactions at molecular-level detail. To address this, we introduce photocatalytic cell tagging (PhoTag), a platform for profiling cell-cell interactions that utilizes a single domain antibody (VHH) conjugated to a photoactivatable flavin-based cofactor. Upon irradiation with visible light, the tethered flavin photocatalyst generates phenoxy radical tags for targeted labeling within cell-cell contact environments. Using anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 VHH flavin conjugates, we demonstrate that PhoTag achieves highly selective synaptic labeling in antigen presenting cell-T cell co-culture systems. By combining the high resolution transcellular biotinylation capability of PhoTag with multi-omics single cell sequencing, we interrogated transient interactions between Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) populations and Raji PD-L1 B cells and discovered that specific T cell subtypes can transiently interact more efficiently than others. We envision that the spatio-temporal and modular nature of PhoTag will enable its broad utilization for detailed profiling of intercellular interactions across different biological systems.