Article ; Online: Interleukin-4 downregulates transcription factor BCL6 to promote memory B cell selection in germinal centers.
2024 Volume 57, Issue 4, Page(s) 843–858.e5
Abstract: Germinal center (GC)-derived memory B cells (MBCs) are critical for humoral immunity as they differentiate into protective antibody-secreting cells during re-infection. GC formation and cellular interactions within the GC have been studied in detail, yet ...
Abstract | Germinal center (GC)-derived memory B cells (MBCs) are critical for humoral immunity as they differentiate into protective antibody-secreting cells during re-infection. GC formation and cellular interactions within the GC have been studied in detail, yet the exact signals that allow for the selection and exit of MBCs are not understood. Here, we showed that IL-4 cytokine signaling in GC B cells directly downregulated the transcription factor BCL6 via negative autoregulation to release cells from the GC program and to promote MBC formation. This selection event required additional survival cues and could therefore result in either GC exit or death. We demonstrate that both increasing IL-4 bioavailability or limiting IL-4 signaling disrupted MBC selection stringency. In this way, IL-4 control of BCL6 expression serves as a tunable switch within the GC to tightly regulate MBC selection and affinity maturation. |
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MeSH term(s) | B-Lymphocytes ; Germinal Center ; Interleukin-4/metabolism ; Memory B Cells ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Interleukin-4 (207137-56-2) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6 ; Transcription Factors |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-20 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1217235-2 |
ISSN | 1097-4180 ; 1074-7613 |
ISSN (online) | 1097-4180 |
ISSN | 1074-7613 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.02.018 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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