B-1-like cells exist in sheep.: Characterization of their phenotype and behaviour
B-1-like cells exist in sheep.: Characterization of their phenotype and behaviour
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2567.1998.00599.x
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发表时间:
1998-10-01
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影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Schwartz-Cornil, I
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作者:
Chevallier, N;Berthelemy, M;Schwartz-Cornil, I
Two populations of B lymphocytes, B-l (CD5(+) and/or CD11b(+)) and B-2 (CD5(-) and CD11b(-)) cells have been described. In mice, which is the species of reference for B-l and B-2 cell studies, these two subsets present different developmental schemes, phenotypes, antibody repertoires, localization and behaviours. Interestingly, in sheep, B cells rearrange their immunoglobulin (Ig) loci around the neonatal period, similarly to murine B-l cells. However, the phenotype of the sheep B cells has not been characterized with regards to their developmental pathway. In this report, we show that two sheep B-cell subsets can be distinguished on the basis of CD11b expression. Relative to CD11b(-) B cells, the CD11b(+) B cells frequently co-express CD5, CD11c, higher levels of surface IgM (sIgM), show larger cell size and higher cell-cycling activity, and thus present a B-l-like phenotype. However, unlike murine B-l cells, sheep B-l like cells mainly localize in blood, display a higher propensity to spontaneous apoptosis relative to B-2-like cells, and proliferate after sIgM stimulation. Our data show that despite neonatal immunoglobulin loci rearrangements, sheep B cells do not all express a B-l-like phenotype. However, B-l-and B-2-like cells co-exist and present phenotypic and behavioural specificities. Nevertheless, sheep B-l-and B-2-like cells differ from the murine B-l and B-2. cells in their cell behaviour. These subsets can thus not be considered as true homologues among species.