Depletion of Lyn kinase from the BCR complex and inhibition of B cell activation by excess CD21 ligation
Depletion of Lyn kinase from the BCR complex and inhibition of B cell activation by excess CD21 ligation
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DOI:
10.1093/intimm/14.2.139
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发表时间:
2002-02-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Weis, JH
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作者:
Chakravarty, L;Zabel, MD;Weis, JH
The human and murine CD21 gene products have been functionally linked to B cell activation by the co-ligation of the SCR and the CD21/CD19/CD81 complexes. Binding of low levels of antigen complexed to the complement ligand(s) for CD21 enhances B cell activation compared to the stimulation caused by antigen alone. Mice lacking functional CD21 predispose to autoimmune responses suggesting that this receptor may also play a negative role: thus in the presence of excess complement-bearing immune complexes, B cell antigen-specific activation may be Inhibited. This possibility was investigated using intracellular calcium elicitation analyses to follow BCR-mediated activation. Ligation of the BCR and limiting quantities of the CD21 receptor demonstrated the expected enhanced cellular response compared to BCR ligation alone: CD21 ligation alone demonstrated no alteration in calcium flux. However, co-ligation of the BCR with excess CD21 binding resulted In the elimination of the calcium response, suggesting that CD21 ligation was down-modulating the BCR response. Immunoprecipitation of kinases associated with the BCR and CD21/CD19/CD81 complexes demonstrated that Lyn is preferentially depleted from the BCR complex following excess binding of CD21. Localization of other kinases integral for B cell activation is not altered. These data suggest that excess CD21 ligand binding can negatively impact B cell activation by sequestering Lyn kinase away from the BCR complex.