FcμR Interacts and Cooperates with the B Cell Receptor To Promote B Cell Survival
FcμR Interacts and Cooperates with the B Cell Receptor To Promote B Cell Survival
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FcμR 与 B 细胞受体相互作用并协同促进 B 细胞存活
DOI:
10.4049/jimmunol.1402352
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发表时间:
2015-04-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Wang, Ji-Yang
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作者:
Ouchida, Rika;Lu, Qing;Wang, Ji-Yang
The IgM FcR (Fc mu R) promotes B cell survival, but the molecular mechanism remains largely unknown. We show using Fc mu R-/- and wild-type mice that Fc mu R specifically enhanced B cell survival induced by BCR cross-linking with F(ab ')(2)-anti-IgM Abs while having no effect on survival when the B cells were activated by CD40 ligation or LPS stimulation. Fc mu R expression was markedly upregulated by anti-IgM stimulation, which may promote enhanced Fc mu R signaling in these cells. Immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy analyses demonstrated that Fc mu R colocalized with the BCR on the plasma membrane of primary B cells. Coimmunoprecipitation analysis further revealed that Fc mu R physically interacted with the BCR complex. Because NF-kappa B plays a prominent role in B cell survival, we analyzed whether Fc mu R was involved in BCR-triggered NF-kappa B activation. Fc mu R did not affect BCR-triggered I kappa B alpha phosphorylation characteristic of the canonical NF-kappa B activation pathway but promoted the production of the noncanonical NF-kappa B pathway component p52. Consistent with the elevated p52 levels, Fc mu R enhanced BCR-triggered expression of the antiapoptotic protein BCL-xL. Importantly, Fc mu R stimulation alone in the absence of BCR signaling had no effect on either IkBa phosphorylation or the expression of p52 and BCL-xL. Therefore, Fc mu R relied on the BCR signal to activate the noncanonical NF-kappa B pathway and enhance B cell survival. These results reveal a cross-talk downstream of Fc mu R and BCR signaling and provide mechanistic insight into Fc mu R-mediated enhancement of B cell survival after BCR stimulation.