Rapid CD40-mediated rescue from CD95-induced apoptosis requires TNFR-associated factor-6 and PI3K
Rapid CD40-mediated rescue from CD95-induced apoptosis requires TNFR-associated factor-6 and PI3K
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.200535483
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发表时间:
2006-09-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Bishop, Gail A.
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作者:
Benson, Rebecca J.;Hostager, Bruce S.;Bishop, Gail A.
The activation molecule CD40 and the death receptor CD95/Fas play important roles in regulating B cells so that effective antimicrobial immunity occurs without auto-immunity. CD40 signaling increases CD95 expression, sensitizing cells to apoptosis, but sustained CD40 signals rescue B cells from CD95 killing. Here we describe a mechanism of early CD40-mediated rescue from CD95-induced apoptosis in B cells. Maximal rescue was achieved when CD40 signals were given within 1-2h of initiating CD95 apoptosis. CD40 signaling did not block association of Fas-associated death domain-containing protein with CD95, but decreased CD95-induced activation of caspases 3 and 8. Rapid CD40 rescue did not require NF-kappa B activation and was independent of de novo protein synthesis, but was dependent upon active PI3K. Signaling via a CD40 mutant that does not bind TNFR-associated factor (TRAF)1, TRAF2, and TRAF3 rescued B cells from CD95-induced apoptosis. TRAF1/2/3-independent rescue was confirmed in B cell lines made deficient in these TRAF molecules by gene targeting. In contrast, CD40 rescue was completely abrogated in TRAF6-deficient B cells, which showed reduced activation of Akt in response to CD40 engagement. These results reveal a new rapid mechanism to balance B cell activation and apoptosis.