Maturation of marginal zone and follicular B cells requires B cell activating factor of the tumor necrosis factor family and is independent of B cell maturation antigen

B cells undergo a complex series of maturation and selection steps in the bone marrow and spleen during differentiation into mature immune effector cells. The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member B cell activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) (BLyS/TALL-1) plays an important role in B cell h...

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Published in:The Journal of experimental medicine 2001-12, Vol.194 (11), p.1691-1697
Main Authors: Schneider, P, Takatsuka, H, Wilson, A, Mackay, F, Tardivel, A, Lens, S, Cachero, T G, Finke, D, Beermann, F, Tschopp, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AB-cell activating factor
Animals
APRIL protein
B-Cell Activating Factor
B-Cell Maturation Antigen
B-Lymphocytes - cytology
B-Lymphocytes - physiology
BAFF protein
Brief Definitive Report
Cell Differentiation
Humans
Membrane Proteins - metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Inbred DBA
Mice, Transgenic
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor - genetics
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor - metabolism
Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor Protein
Tumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - metabolism
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Summary:B cells undergo a complex series of maturation and selection steps in the bone marrow and spleen during differentiation into mature immune effector cells. The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member B cell activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) (BLyS/TALL-1) plays an important role in B cell homeostasis. BAFF and its close homologue a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) have both been shown to interact with at least two receptors, B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and transmembrane activator and cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI), however their relative contribution in transducing BAFF signals in vivo remains unclear. To functionally inactivate both BAFF and APRIL, mice transgenic for a soluble form of TACI were generated. They display a developmental block of B cell maturation in the periphery, leading to a severe depletion of marginal zone and follicular B2 B cells, but not of peritoneal B1 B cells. In contrast, mice transgenic for a soluble form of BCMA, which binds APRIL, have no detectable B cell phenotype. This demonstrates a crucial role for BAFF in B cell maturation and strongly suggests that it signals via a BCMA-independent pathway and in an APRIL-dispensable way.
ISSN:0022-1007
1540-9538
DOI:10.1084/jem.194.11.1691