Molecular fate-mapping of serum antibodies reveals the effects of antigenic imprinting on repeated immunization
A. Schiepers, M. F. van 't Wout, A. J. Greaney, T. Zang, H. Muramatsu, P. J. Lin, Y. K. Tam, L. Mesin, T. N. Starr, P. D. Bieniasz, N. Pardi, J. D. Bloom, G. D. Victora
This study uses molecular fate-mapping to show that repeated immunization preferentially reuses initial B cell clones over recruiting new ones, with imprinting effects decreasing as antigenic distance increases.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2022 · PreprintImmunology