ELIMINATION OF SELF-REACTIVE LYMPHOCYTES-B PROCEEDS IN 2 STAGES - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT AND CELL-DEATH
ELIMINATION OF SELF-REACTIVE LYMPHOCYTES-B PROCEEDS IN 2 STAGES - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT AND CELL-DEATH
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(93)90111-3
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发表时间:
1993-02-12
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
GOODNOW, CC
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作者:
HARTLEY, SB;COOKE, MP;GOODNOW, CC
In transgenic mice, self-reactive B lymphocytes are eliminated if they encounter membrane-bound self antigens during their development within the bone marrow. We show here that two separate and sequential events, arrested development and cell death, bring about B cell elimination. Developmental arrest is an early outcome of antigen binding in immature B cells, blocks acquisition of adhesion molecules and receptors important for B cell migration and activation, and is rapidly reversible by removal of antigen. Death of the arrested B cells occurs within 1 to 3 days and can be delayed by expression of a bcl-2 transgene, which results in escape of large numbers of self-reactive B cells from the bone marrow but fails to override the developmental arrest. These findings define a novel pathway for B cell elimination, involving an initial stage vulnerable to breakdown in autoimmune disease.