Single-cell multi-omics reveals dyssynchrony of the innate and adaptive immune system in progressive COVID-19

The Yale IMPACT Research Team

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Abstract

Dysregulated immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus are instrumental in severe COVID-19. However, the immune signatures associated with immunopathology are poorly understood. Here we use multi-omics single-cell analysis to probe the dynamic immune responses in hospitalized patients with stable or progressive course of COVID-19, explore V(D)J repertoires, and assess the cellular effects of tocilizumab. Coordinated profiling of gene expression and cell lineage protein markers shows that S100Ahi/HLA-DRlo classical monocytes and activated LAG-3hi T cells are hallmarks of progressive disease and highlights the abnormal MHC-II/LAG-3 interaction on myeloid and T cells, respectively. We also find skewed T cell receptor repertories in expanded effector CD8+ clones, unmutated IGHG+ B cell clones, and mutated B cell clones with stable somatic hypermutation frequency over time. In conclusion, our in-depth immune profiling reveals dyssynchrony of the innate and adaptive immune interaction in progressive COVID-19.

Original languageEnglish
Article number440
JournalNature Communications
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Funding

FundersFunder number
Beatrice Kleinberg Neuwirth Fund
Department of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine
Ludwig Family Foundation
MiRagen
Veracyte Boehringer Ingelheim
Yale School of Public Health
National Institutes of Health1R01 HL141852-01A1, R35GM143072, U01 HL145567, P01 AI073748, RO1 HL126094, U19 AI089992, 5R01 AI121207, P01 AI39671, R01 AI104739
U.S. Department of DefenseF30 HL143906, R21 LM012884, PR181442
U.S. National Library of MedicineBX004661, 5T15LM007056
U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsI01BX004661
Bristol-Myers Squibb
AstraZeneca
Genentech

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