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Reduced c-myc expression levels limit follicular mature B cell cycling in response to TLR signals.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19299704     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The splenic B cell compartment is comprised of two major, functionally distinct, mature B cell subsets, i.e., follicular mature (FM) and marginal zone (MZ) B cells. Whereas MZ B cells exhibit a robust proliferative response following stimulation with the TLR4 ligand LPS, FM B cells display markedly delayed and reduced levels of proliferation to the identical stimulus. The current study was designed to identify a potential mechanism(s) accounting for this differential responsiveness. In contrast to the delay in cell cycle entry, FM and MZ B cells exhibited nearly identical LPS-driven alterations in the expression level of cell surface activation markers. Furthermore, both the NF-kappaB and mTOR signaling cascades were similarly activated by LPS stimulation in FM vs MZ B cells, while inducible activation of ERK and AKT were nearly absent in both subsets. MZ B cells, however, exhibited higher basal levels of phospho-AKT and pS6, consistent with a preactivated status. Importantly, both basal and LPS activation-induced c-myc expression was markedly reduced in FM vs MZ B cells and enforced c-myc expression fully restored the defective proliferative response in FM B cells. These data support a model wherein TLR responses in FM B cells are tightly regulated by limiting c-myc levels, thereby providing an important checkpoint to control nonspecific FM B cell activation in the absence of cognate Ag.
Authors:
Almut Meyer-Bahlburg; Ashok D Bandaranayake; Sarah F Andrews; David J Rawlings
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  182     ISSN:  1550-6606     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-20     Completed Date:  2009-04-14     Revised Date:  2011-12-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4065-75     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA 98101, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
B-Lymphocytes / immunology*,  metabolism
Blotting, Western
Carrier Proteins / immunology,  metabolism
Cell Cycle / immunology*
Cell Proliferation
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / immunology,  metabolism
Flow Cytometry
Gene Expression
Lipopolysaccharides / immunology
Lymphocyte Activation / immunology*
Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology,  metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Transgenic
NF-kappa B / immunology,  metabolism
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / immunology,  metabolism
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / immunology,  metabolism
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb / biosynthesis*,  immunology
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Signal Transduction / immunology*
Spleen / cytology,  immunology
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
Toll-Like Receptors / immunology*,  metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA81140/CA/NCI NIH HHS; HD37091/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; HL075453/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 AI071163-05/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Lipopolysaccharides; 0/NF-kappa B; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; 0/Toll-Like Receptors; EC 2.7.1.-/Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); EC 2.7.1.1/TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases; EC 2.7.1.1/mTOR protein, mouse; EC 2.7.11.1/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; EC 2.7.11.24/Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases

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