Self-reactive and polyreactive B cells are generated and selected in the germinal center during γ-herpesvirus infection.
Self-reactive and polyreactive B cells are generated and selected in the germinal center during γ-herpesvirus infection.
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γ-疱疹病毒感染期间,在生发中心产生并选择自身反应性和多反应性 B 细胞。
DOI:
10.1093/intimm/dxz057
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2020
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and Kikutani H.
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3.Sakakibara S;Yasui T;Jinzai H;O’Donnell K;Tsai C-Y;Mintamitani T;Takeda K;Belz GT;Tarlinton DM;and Kikutani H.
Immune responses against certain viruses are accompanied by auto-antibody production although the origin of these infection-associated auto-antibodies is unclear. Here, we report that murine γ-herpesvirus 68 (MHV68)-induced auto-antibodies are derived from polyreactive B cells in the germinal center (GC) through the activity of short-lived plasmablasts. The analysis of recombinant antibodies from MHV68-infected mice revealed that about 40% of IgG+GC B cells were self-reactive, with about half of them being polyreactive. On the other hand, virion-reactive clones accounted for only a minor proportion of IgG+GC B cells, half of which also reacted with self-antigens. The self-reactivity of most polyreactive clones was dependent on somatic hypermutation (SHM), but this was dispensable for the reactivity of virus mono-specific clones. Furthermore, both virus-mono-specific and polyreactive clones were selected to differentiate to B220loCD138+plasma cells (PCs). However, the representation of GC-derived polyreactive clones was reduced and that of virus-mono-specific clones was markedly increased in terminally differentiated PCs as compared to transient plasmablasts. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that, during acute MHV68 infection, self-reactive B cells are generated through SHM and selected for further differentiation to short-lived plasmablasts but not terminally differentiated PCs.