FcRH1: an activation coreceptor on human B cells.
FcRH1: an activation coreceptor on human B cells.
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DOI:
10.1182/blood-2004-06-2344
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2004-10
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20.3
通讯作者:
C. Leu;R. Davis;L. Gartland;W. D. Fine;M. Cooper
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C. Leu;R. Davis;L. Gartland;W. D. Fine;M. Cooper
B-cell activation and differentiation is regulated through the coordinated function of a dynamic array of cell surface receptors. At different stages in their differentiation, human B cells may express one or more members of a large family of immunoglobulin Fc receptor homologs (FcRH) with regulatory potential. Among these newly identified transmembrane molecules, FcRH1 is unique in having 2 immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)-like motifs in its intracellular domain. Here we used the Fab fragments of new monoclonal anti-FcRH1 antibodies and mRNA analysis to evaluate FcRH1 expression and function during B-cell differentiation. FcRH1 expression begins in pre-B cells, reaches peak levels on naive B cells, and is down-regulated after B cells are activated to begin to form germinal centers. This FcRH1 down-regulation coincides with dramatic enlargement of the pre-germinal center cells, cell cycle entry, and other overt signs of activation that include CD80 and CD86 up-regulation and immunoglobulin D (IgD) down-regulation. In vitro analysis indicates that ligation of FcRH1 leads to its tyrosine phosphorylation and to modest B-cell activation and proliferation. Concomitant FcRH1 ligation enhances B-cell antigen receptor (BCR)-induced Ca(2+) mobilization and proliferation. FcRH1 thus has the potential to serve as an activating coreceptor on B cells.