Title

B lymphocyte development and activation independent of MHC class II expression

UMMS Affiliation

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Program in Immunology and Virology; Department of Cancer Biology

Publication Date

1993-02-15

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

A murine model of MHC class II deficiency created by targeted gene disruption was used to investigate whether class II expression influences B cell maturation and function. There appeared to be fewer total B cell precursors, a higher proportion of which were in a very early stage of maturation, in class II-deficient vs control bone marrow; however, the differences did not reach statistical significance. Mature B cells were unaffected; IgM, IgD, B220, and CD5 surface expression were similar in class II-deficient and control animals. Serum Ig determinations revealed that the class II-deficient animals had elevated IgM but decreased IgG1 (and, variably, IgE) compared to control. The antibody response against thymic-independent Ag was intact in class II-animals, as was the in vitro response of small resting B cells from class II deficient animals to stimulation with polyclonal B cell activators. Preactivated T cells were able to induce differentiation and proliferation of class II-deficient, small resting B cells. Together, these data indicate that B cell development, T cell-independent, and T cell-dependent B-cell activation, can occur independently of class II MHC expression.

Source

J Immunol. 1993 Feb 15;150(4):1223-33.

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)

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PubMed ID

8432977

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