Follicular shuttling of marginal zone B cells facilitates antigen transport
Follicular shuttling of marginal zone B cells facilitates antigen transport
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DOI:
10.1038/ni1542
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
影响因子:
30.5
通讯作者:
Cyster, Jason G.
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作者:
Cinamon, Guy;Zachariah, Marcus A.;Cyster, Jason G.
The splenic marginal zone is a site of blood flow, and the specialized B cell population that inhabits this compartment has been linked to the capture and follicular delivery of blood-borne antigens. However, the mechanism of this antigen transport has remained unknown. Here we show that marginal zone B cells were not confined to the marginal zone but continuously shuttled between the marginal zone and follicular areas, such that many of the cells visited a follicle every few hours. Migration to the follicle required the chemokine receptor CXCR5, whereas return to the marginal zone was promoted by the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors S1P(1) and S1P(3). Treatment with an SIP, antagonist caused displacement of marginal zone B cells from the marginal zone. Marginal zone-follicle shuttling of marginal zone B cells provides an efficient mechanism for systemic antigen capture and delivery to follicular dendritic cells.