Induction of B cell apoptosis by co-cross-linking CD23 and sIg involves aberrant regulation of c-myc and is inhibited by bcl-2 |
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Authors: | Campbell KA; Studer EJ; Kilmon MA; Lees A; Finkelman F; Conrad DH |
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Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA. |
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Abstract: | A novel system to study the effects of co-cross-linking CD23/FceRII and sIg
on murine B lymphocytes utilizes a highly multivalent form of anti- Ig
prepared by covalently linking anti-Ig antibodies to a DNP-dextran
backbone. CD23-sIg co-cross-linking is accomplished by the addition of
DNP-specific monoclonal IgE. Previous studies demonstrated that co-
cross-linking CD23 and sIg significantly inhibited mouse B cell
proliferation, especially at high doses of the multivalent anti-Ig.
Interestingly, examination of early activation signals reveals no
difference in B cells subjected to co-cross-linking conditions as compared
to B cells activated with anti-Ig alone. Total cellular protein tyrosine
phosphorylation levels are unchanged by co-cross- linking. Analysis of B
cell mRNA reveals that co-cross-linking the receptors does not alter the
expression levels of ornithine decarboxylase 8 h after stimulation as
compared to the controls. In contrast, levels of the proto-oncogene c-myc
were significantly elevated 1 h after inducing B cell activation under
co-cross-linking conditions. However, it remains unclear whether this
aberrant c-myc regulation plays any role in inducing apoptosis. In
addition, on day 3 after stimulation, the co-cross-linking of CD23 and sIg
resulted in the formation of apoptotic B cells, determined by both
photomicroscopy of the B cell cultures and FACS analysis of B cell nuclei.
B cells obtained from bcl-2 transgenic mice proliferated as well as
controls, and failed to undergo apoptosis when CD23 and sIg were
co-cross-linked on their surface. These studies indicate that
co-cross-linking of CD23 with B cell sIg inhibits B cell proliferation by a
mechanism that is distinct from that seen by co-cross-linking of the Fc
gamma RII and sIg. In addition, these results suggest a means by which
antigen- specific IgE can down-regulate additional B cell activation and
IgE synthesis.
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