scholarly journals Deletion and anergy of polyclonal B cells specific for ubiquitous membrane-bound self-antigen

2012 ◽  
Vol 209 (11) ◽  
pp. 2065-2077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin J. Taylor ◽  
Ryan J. Martinez ◽  
Philip J. Titcombe ◽  
Laura O. Barsness ◽  
Stephanie R. Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Transgenic Animals ◽  
B Cell Antigen Receptor ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
T Cell Help ◽  
Self Antigen ◽  
Enrichment Strategy

B cell tolerance to self-antigen is critical to preventing antibody-mediated autoimmunity. Previous work using B cell antigen receptor transgenic animals suggested that self-antigen–specific B cells are either deleted from the repertoire, enter a state of diminished function termed anergy, or are ignorant to the presence of self-antigen. These mechanisms have not been assessed in a normal polyclonal repertoire because of an inability to detect rare antigen-specific B cells. Using a novel detection and enrichment strategy to assess polyclonal self-antigen–specific B cells, we find no evidence of deletion or anergy of cells specific for antigen not bound to membrane, and tolerance to these types of antigens appears to be largely maintained by the absence of T cell help. In contrast, a combination of deleting cells expressing receptors with high affinity for antigen with anergy of the undeleted lower affinity cells maintains tolerance to ubiquitous membrane-bound self-antigens.

scholarly journals The periphery is the dominant site of B-cell deletion in a polyclonal repertoire

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy F. Brooks ◽  
Raymond J. Steptoe
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Antigen Expression ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
B Cell Receptor ◽  
Peripheral Tolerance ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
T Cell Help ◽  
Self Antigen

AbstractThe concerted actions of multiple tolerance checkpoints limit the possibility of immune attack against self-antigens. For B cells, purging of autoreactivity from the developing repertoire has been almost exclusively studied using B-cell receptor transgenic models. Analyses have generally agreed that central and peripheral tolerance occurs in the form of deletion, receptor editing and anergy. However, when and where these processes occur in a normal polyclonal repertoire devoid of B-cell receptor engineering remain unclear. Here, employing sensitive tools that alleviate the need for B-cell receptor engineering, we track the development of self-reactive B cells and challenge whether deletion plays a meaningful role in B-cell tolerance. We find self-reactive B cells can mature unperturbed by ubiquitous self-antigen expression but, even in the presence of T-cell help, are robustly anergic in the periphery. These studies query the prominence attributed to central and peripheral deletion by most BCR transgenic studies and suggest that other mechanisms predominantly govern B cell tolerance.

scholarly journals Active PI3K abrogates central tolerance in high-avidity autoreactive B cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 216 (5) ◽  
pp. 1135-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Greaves ◽  
Jacob N. Peterson ◽  
Pamela Strauch ◽  
Raul M. Torres ◽  
Roberta Pelanda
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Peripheral Tolerance ◽  
High Avidity ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
Central Tolerance ◽  
Autoreactive B Cells ◽  
Self Antigen

Autoreactive B cells that bind self-antigen with high avidity in the bone marrow undergo mechanisms of central tolerance that prevent their entry into the peripheral B cell population. These mechanisms are breached in many autoimmune patients, increasing their risk of B cell–mediated autoimmune diseases. Resolving the molecular pathways that can break central B cell tolerance could therefore provide avenues to diminish autoimmunity. Here, we show that B cell–intrinsic expression of a constitutively active form of PI3K-P110α by high-avidity autoreactive B cells of mice completely abrogates central B cell tolerance and further promotes these cells to escape from the bone marrow, differentiate in peripheral tissue, and undergo activation in response to self-antigen. Upon stimulation with T cell help factors, these B cells secrete antibodies in vitro but remain unable to secrete autoantibodies in vivo. Overall, our data demonstrate that activation of the PI3K pathway leads high-avidity autoreactive B cells to breach central, but not late, stages of peripheral tolerance.

scholarly journals B cell tolerance and antibody production to the celiac disease autoantigen transglutaminase 2

2019 ◽  
Vol 217 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fleur du Pré ◽  
Jana Blazevski ◽  
Alisa E. Dewan ◽  
Jorunn Stamnaes ◽  
Chakravarthi Kanduri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
T Cell ◽  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Transglutaminase 2 ◽  
General Mechanism ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
Autoreactive B Cells ◽  
T Cell Help

Autoantibodies to transglutaminase 2 (TG2) are hallmarks of celiac disease. To address B cell tolerance and autoantibody formation to TG2, we generated immunoglobulin knock-in (Ig KI) mice that express a prototypical celiac patient–derived anti-TG2 B cell receptor equally reactive to human and mouse TG2. We studied B cell development in the presence/absence of autoantigen by crossing the Ig KI mice to Tgm2−/− mice. Autoreactive B cells in Tgm2+/+ mice were indistinguishable from their naive counterparts in Tgm2−/− mice with no signs of clonal deletion, receptor editing, or B cell anergy. The autoreactive B cells appeared ignorant to their antigen, and they produced autoantibodies when provided T cell help. The findings lend credence to a model of celiac disease where gluten-reactive T cells provide help to autoreactive TG2-specific B cells by involvement of gluten–TG2 complexes, and they outline a general mechanism of autoimmunity with autoantibodies being produced by ignorant B cells on provision of T cell help.

scholarly journals BAFF and MyD88 signals promote a lupuslike disease independent of T cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 204 (8) ◽  
pp. 1959-1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna R. Groom ◽  
Carrie A. Fletcher ◽  
Stacey N. Walters ◽  
Shane T. Grey ◽  
Sally V. Watt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Autoimmune Disorder ◽  
Systemic Autoimmune Disease ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
T Cell Help

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies. However, the underlying cause of disease appears to relate to defects in T cell tolerance or T cell help to B cells. Transgenic (Tg) mice overexpressing the cytokine B cell–activating factor of the tumor necrosis factor family (BAFF) develop an autoimmune disorder similar to SLE and show impaired B cell tolerance and altered T cell differentiation. We generated BAFF Tg mice that were completely deficient in T cells, and, surprisingly, these mice developed an SLE-like disease indistinguishable from that of BAFF Tg mice. Autoimmunity in BAFF Tg mice did, however, require B cell–intrinsic signals through the Toll-like receptor (TLR)–associated signaling adaptor MyD88, which controlled the production of proinflammatory autoantibody isotypes. TLR7/9 activation strongly up-regulated expression of transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI), which is a receptor for BAFF involved in B cell responses to T cell–independent antigens. Moreover, BAFF enhanced TLR7/9 expression on B cells and TLR-mediated production of autoantibodies. Therefore, autoimmunity in BAFF Tg mice results from altered B cell tolerance, but requires TLR signaling and is independent of T cell help. It is possible that SLE patients with elevated levels of BAFF show a similar basis for disease.

scholarly journals The Cellular Location of Self-antigen Determines the Positive and Negative Selection of Autoreactive B Cells

2003 ◽  
Vol 198 (9) ◽  
pp. 1415-1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Ferry ◽  
Margaret Jones ◽  
David J. Vaux ◽  
Ian S.D. Roberts ◽  
Richard J. Cornall
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Cell Surface Antigen ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
Autoreactive B Cells ◽  
Self Antigen ◽  
Self Antigens

Systemic autoimmune disease is frequently characterized by the production of autoantibodies against widely expressed intracellular self-antigens, whereas B cell tolerance to ubiquitous and highly expressed extracellular antigens is strictly enforced. To test for differences in the B cell response to intracellular and extracellular self-antigens, we sequestered a tolerogenic cell surface antigen intracellularly by addition of a two amino acid endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention signal. In contrast to cell surface antigen, which causes the deletion of autoreactive B cells, the intracellularly sequestered self-antigen failed to induce B cell tolerance and was instead autoimmunogenic. The intracellular antigen positively selected antigen-binding B cells to differentiate into B1 cells and induced large numbers of IgM autoantibody-secreting plasma cells in a T-independent manner. By analyzing the impact of differences in subcellular distribution independently from other variables, such as B cell receptor affinity, antigen type, or tissue distribution, we have established that intracellular localization of autoantigen predisposes for autoantibody production. These findings help explain why intracellular antigens are targeted in systemic autoimmune diseases.

scholarly journals Positive Selection of B Cells Expressing Low Densities of Self-reactive BCRs

2004 ◽  
Vol 199 (6) ◽  
pp. 843-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuelle Gaudin ◽  
Yi Hao ◽  
Maria Manuela Rosado ◽  
Richard Chaby ◽  
Robert Girard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
Positive Selection ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Antigen Binding ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
Self Antigen ◽  
Selection Of

B cell tolerance or autoimmunity is determined by selective events. Negative selection of self-reactive B cells is well documented and proven. In contrast, positive selection of conventional B cells is yet to be firmly established. Here, we demonstrate that developing self-reactive B cells are not always highly sensitive to the deletion mechanisms imposed by membrane-bound self-antigens. At low amounts, membrane-bound antigens allow survival of B cells bearing a single high affinity self-reactive B cell receptor (BCR). More importantly, we show that forced allelic inclusion modifies B cell fate; low quantities of self-antigen induce the selection and accumulation of increased numbers of self-reactive B cells with decreased expression of antigen-specific BCRs. By directly measuring antigen binding by intact B cells, we show that the low amounts of self-antigen select self-reactive B cells with a lower association constant. A fraction of these B cells is activated and secretes autoantibodies that form circulating immune complexes with self-antigen. These findings demonstrate that conventional B cells can undergo positive selection and that the fate of a self-reactive B cell depends on the quantity of self-antigen, the number of BCRs engaged, and on its overall antigen-binding avidity, rather than on the affinity of individual BCRs.

scholarly journals Central human B cell tolerance manifests with a distinctive cell phenotype and is enforced via CXCR4 signaling in hu-mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (16) ◽  
pp. e2021570118
Author(s):  
Thiago Alves da Costa ◽  
Jacob N. Peterson ◽  
Julie Lang ◽  
Jeremy Shulman ◽  
Xiayuan Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Immune System ◽  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
Human Immune System ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
Autoreactive B Cells ◽  
Cell Clones ◽  
Human Immune

Central B cell tolerance, the process restricting the development of many newly generated autoreactive B cells, has been intensely investigated in mouse cells while studies in humans have been hampered by the inability to phenotypically distinguish autoreactive and nonautoreactive immature B cell clones and the difficulty in accessing fresh human bone marrow samples. Using a human immune system mouse model in which all human Igκ+ B cells undergo central tolerance, we discovered that human autoreactive immature B cells exhibit a distinctive phenotype that includes lower activation of ERK and differential expression of CD69, CD81, CXCR4, and other glycoproteins. Human B cells exhibiting these characteristics were observed in fresh human bone marrow tissue biopsy specimens, although differences in marker expression were smaller than in the humanized mouse model. Furthermore, the expression of these markers was slightly altered in autoreactive B cells of humanized mice engrafted with some human immune systems genetically predisposed to autoimmunity. Finally, by treating mice and human immune system mice with a pharmacologic antagonist, we show that signaling by CXCR4 is necessary to prevent both human and mouse autoreactive B cell clones from egressing the bone marrow, indicating that CXCR4 functionally contributes to central B cell tolerance.

scholarly journals Efficient Peripheral Clonal Elimination of B Lymphocytes in MRL/lpr Mice Bearing Autoantibody Transgenes

1998 ◽  
Vol 188 (5) ◽  
pp. 909-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Kench ◽  
David M. Russell ◽  
David Nemazee
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Genetic Background ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
Cell Repertoire ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
B Cell Repertoire ◽  
Nuclear Antigens ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Liver And Kidney

Peripheral B cell tolerance was studied in mice of the autoimmune-prone, Fas-deficient MRL/ lpr.H-2d genetic background by introducing a transgene that directs expression of membrane-bound H-2Kb antigen to liver and kidney (MT-Kb) and a second transgene encoding antibody reactive with this antigen (3-83μδ, anti-Kk,b). Control immunoglobulin transgenic (Ig-Tg) MRL/lpr.H-2d mice lacking the Kb antigen had large numbers of splenic and lymph node B cells bearing the transgene-encoded specificity, whereas B cells of the double transgenic (Dbl-Tg) MRL/lpr.H-2d mice were deleted as efficiently as in Dbl-Tg mice of a nonautoimmune B10.D2 genetic background. In spite of the severely restricted peripheral B cell repertoire of the Ig-Tg MRL/lpr.H-2d mice, and notwithstanding deletion of the autospecific B cell population in the Dbl-Tg MRL/lpr.H-2d mice, both types of mice developed lymphoproliferation and exhibited elevated levels of IgG anti-chromatin autoantibodies. Interestingly, Dbl-Tg MRL/lpr.H-2d mice had a shorter lifespan than Ig-Tg MRL/lpr.H-2d mice, apparently as an indirect result of their relative B cell lymphopenia. These data suggest that in MRL/lpr mice peripheral B cell tolerance is not globally defective, but that certain B cells with receptors specific for nuclear antigens are regulated differently than are cells reactive to membrane autoantigens.

scholarly journals Reduced receptor editing in lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice

2007 ◽  
Vol 204 (12) ◽  
pp. 2853-2864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Lamoureux ◽  
Lisa C. Watson ◽  
Marie Cherrier ◽  
Patrick Skog ◽  
David Nemazee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Immunoglobulin M ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Receptor Editing ◽  
Cell Tolerance ◽  
B Cell Tolerance ◽  
Immature B Cells

The initial B cell repertoire contains a considerable proportion of autoreactive specificities. The first major B cell tolerance checkpoint is at the stage of the immature B cell, where receptor editing is the primary mode of eliminating self-reactivity. The cells that emigrate from the bone marrow have a second tolerance checkpoint in the transitional compartment in the spleen. Although it is known that the second checkpoint is defective in lupus, it is not clear whether there is any breakdown in central B cell tolerance in the bone marrow. We demonstrate that receptor editing is less efficient in the lupus-prone strain MRL/lpr. In an in vitro system, when receptor-editing signals are given to bone marrow immature B cells by antiidiotype antibody or after in vivo exposure to membrane-bound self-antigen, MRL/lpr 3-83 transgenic immature B cells undergo less endogenous rearrangement and up-regulate recombination activating gene messenger RNA to a lesser extent than B10 transgenic cells. CD19, along with immunoglobulin M, is down-regulated in the bone marrow upon receptor editing, but the extent of down-regulation is fivefold less in MRL/lpr mice. Less efficient receptor editing could allow some autoreactive cells to escape from the bone marrow in lupus-prone mice, thus predisposing to autoimmunity.

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