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Published on: October 8, 2012
Integrin CD11b negatively regulates BCR signalling to maintain autoreactive B cell tolerance
Chuanlin Ding1, Yunfeng Ma, Xingguo Chen
11] Tumor Immunobiology Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA [2] Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA [3].
Abstract:
A variant of the integrin-α-M (CD11b) gene has been linked to the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. However, how this genotype results in the lupus phenotype is not fully understood. Here we show that autoreactive B cells lacking CD11b exhibit a hyperproliferative response to B cell receptor (BCR) crosslinking and enhanced survival. In vivo engagement of BCR in CD11b-deficient mice leads to increased autoAb production and kidney Ig deposition. In addition, CD11b-deficient autoreactive B cells have decreased tyrosine phosphorylation including Lyn and CD22 with decreased phosphatase SHP-1 recruitment but increased calcium influx. Results obtained using B cells transfected with the wild type or rs1143679 lupus-associated variant of CD11b suggest that this mutation completely abrogates the regulatory effect of CD11b on BCR signalling. This is through disruption of CD22-CD11b direct binding. These results reveal a previously unrecognized role of CD11b in maintaining autoreactive B cell tolerance.
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