dataset for Multivalent Nanoparticles Activate T-dependent antibody response via Antigen Presentation by both B Cells and Dendritic Cells

Here, we show that antigen-specific B cells function as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) for CD4+ T cell priming across distinct nanoparticle platforms, including AP205 and ferritin. Using SARS-CoV-2 RBD and mpox virus A35 antigens, we demonstrate that B cells and dendritic cells (DCs) act redundantly to initiate early CD4+ T cell activation.

In hosts lacking MHC class II expression on non-B cells, B cells alone were sufficient to drive naive CD4+ T cell proliferation. Moreover, B cell-mediated antigen presentation was required for inducing TD responses beyond the draining lymph nodes. These findings reveal a general mechanism by which multivalent nanoparticles engage B cells as APCs and highlight a potential strategy to enhance vaccine-induced immunity.