Abstract
To segregate the many contributions that B cell receptor (BCR)–mediated signals make to immune responses, we have analyzed here B cells deficient in the 'pan-leukocyte' marker CD45. BCR ligation of Cd45−/− B cells failed to activate phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase, NF-κB, Erk1 or Erk2 kinases or to upregulate cell survival proteins and instead induced apoptosis. Immunization of Cd45−/− B cell chimeras induced germinal centers and antigen-specific immunoglobulin G1 antibody-forming cells early, but both cellular compartments decreased by day 14. Proliferation of Cd45−/− B cells induced by CD40 ligand in vitro was impaired as a result of abrogation by BCR ligation of the upregulation of prosurvival proteins. In contrast, enforced expression of the antiapoptotic factor Bcl-xL prevented the collapse of Cd45−/− B cell germinal centers. These results show mechanistic differences in B cell survival during germinal center initiation and propagation; CD40 signaling is sufficient for the former, whereas the latter requires signaling from the BCR.
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We thank V. Tybulewicz (National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, UK) for Cd45−/− mice17; K. Rajewsky (Center for Blood Research, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts) for Cd19−/− mice26 and μMt mice23; D. Huang, G. Belz, J. Silke, L. O'Reilly (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia) and F. Mackay (Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia) for reagents and advice; and B. Mckenzie and S. Holroyd for technical assistance. Supported by the National Health and Medical; Research Council Australia and the Cancer Council of Victoria.
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General characteristics of exon 12 Cd45−/− B cells. (PDF 171 kb)
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Enforced expression of Bcl-xL does not alter CD45-null B cell anti-NP response at day 7. (PDF 113 kb)
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Huntington, N., Xu, Y., Puthalakath, H. et al. CD45 links the B cell receptor with cell survival and is required for the persistence of germinal centers. Nat Immunol 7, 190–198 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1292
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