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@ARTICLE{Felixberger:299490,
author = {P. T. Felixberger and G. Andrieux and A. Maul-Pavicic and
S. Goldacker and I. Harder and S. Gutenberger and J. J. M.
Landry and V. Benes and T. F. Jakob and M. Boerries$^*$ and
L. Nitschke and R. E. Voll and K. Warnatz and B. Keller},
title = {{CD}21low {B} cells reveal a unique glycosylation pattern
with hypersialylation and hyperfucosylation.},
journal = {Frontiers in immunology},
volume = {16},
issn = {1664-3224},
address = {Lausanne},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-00450},
pages = {1512279},
year = {2025},
abstract = {The posttranslational modification of cellular
macromolecules by glycosylation is considered to contribute
to disease pathogenesis in autoimmune and inflammatory
conditions. In a subgroup of patients with common variable
immunodeficiency (CVID), the occurrence of such
complications is associated with an expansion of naïve-like
CD21low B cells during a chronic type 1 immune activation.
The glycosylation pattern of B cells in CVID patients has
not been addressed to date.The objective of this study was
to examine the surface glycome of B cells in patients with
CVID and associated immune dysregulation.We performed
surface lectin staining on B cells from peripheral blood and
tonsils, both ex vivo and after in vitro stimulation.
Additionally, we examined the expression of
glycosylation-related genes by RNAseq in naïve-like CD21low
B cells ex vivo, as well as in naïve CD21pos B cells from
healthy controls after in vitro stimulation.Unlike CD21pos B
cells, naïve-like CD21low B cells from CVID patients and
CD21low B cells from healthy controls exhibited a unique
glycosylation pattern with high levels of α2,6 sialic acids
and fucose. This hypersialylation and hyperfucosylation were
particularly induced by activation with anti-IgM and
interferon-γ (IFN-γ). Transcriptome analysis suggested
that naïve-like CD21low B cells possess a comprehensively
reorganised glycosylation machinery, with anti-IgM/IFN-γ
having the potential to initiate these changes in
vitro.CD21low B cells are hypersialylated and
hyperfucosylated. This may implicate altered lectin-ligand
interactions on the cell surface potentially affecting the
CD21low B-cell function. These glycome changes appear to be
driven by the prominent type I immune response in
complicated CVID patients. A better understanding of how
altered glycosylation influences immune cell function could
lead to new therapeutic strategies.},
keywords = {Humans / Glycosylation / Common Variable Immunodeficiency:
immunology / Common Variable Immunodeficiency: metabolism /
Male / Female / B-Lymphocytes: immunology / B-Lymphocytes:
metabolism / Adult / Middle Aged / Fucose: metabolism /
Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Interferon-gamma:
metabolism / Sialic Acids: metabolism / Lymphocyte
Activation: immunology / CD21low B cells (Other) / CVID
(Other) / T-bet (Other) / anti-IgM/IFNγ (Other) / glycome
(Other) / glycosylation (Other) / hyperfucosylation (Other)
/ hypersialylation (Other) / Fucose (NLM Chemicals) /
Interferon-gamma (NLM Chemicals) / Sialic Acids (NLM
Chemicals)},
cin = {FR01},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)FR01-20160331},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40013136},
pmc = {pmc:PMC11861550},
doi = {10.3389/fimmu.2025.1512279},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/299490},
}