Multiscale Modeling of Germinal Center Recapitulates the Temporal Transition From Memory B Cells to Plasma Cells Differentiation as Regulated by Antigen Affinity-Based Tfh Cell Help

Copyright © 2021 Merino Tejero, Lashgari, García-Valiente, Gao, Crauste, Robert, Meyer-Hermann, Martínez, van Ham, Guikema, Hoefsloot and van Kampen..

Germinal centers play a key role in the adaptive immune system since they are able to produce memory B cells and plasma cells that produce high affinity antibodies for an effective immune protection. The mechanisms underlying cell-fate decisions are not well understood but asymmetric division of antigen, B-cell receptor affinity, interactions between B-cells and T follicular helper cells (triggering CD40 signaling), and regulatory interactions of transcription factors have all been proposed to play a role. In addition, a temporal switch from memory B-cell to plasma cell differentiation during the germinal center reaction has been shown. To investigate if antigen affinity-based Tfh cell help recapitulates the temporal switch we implemented a multiscale model that integrates cellular interactions with a core gene regulatory network comprising BCL6, IRF4, and BLIMP1. Using this model we show that affinity-based CD40 signaling in combination with asymmetric division of B-cells result in switch from memory B-cell to plasma cell generation during the course of the germinal center reaction. We also show that cell fate division is unlikely to be (solely) based on asymmetric division of Ag but that BLIMP1 is a more important factor. Altogether, our model enables to test the influence of molecular modulations of the CD40 signaling pathway on the production of germinal center output cells.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 11(2020) vom: 17., Seite 620716

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Merino Tejero, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Lashgari, Danial [VerfasserIn]
García-Valiente, Rodrigo [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xuefeng [VerfasserIn]
Crauste, Fabien [VerfasserIn]
Robert, Philippe A [VerfasserIn]
Meyer-Hermann, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Martínez, María Rodríguez [VerfasserIn]
van Ham, S Marieke [VerfasserIn]
Guikema, Jeroen E J [VerfasserIn]
Hoefsloot, Huub [VerfasserIn]
van Kampen, Antoine H C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

138415-26-6
BCL6 protein, human
CD40 Antigens
CD40 signaling
EC 2.1.1.-
Germinal center
Interferon Regulatory Factors
Interferon regulatory factor-4
Journal Article
Multiscale model
PRDM1 protein, human
Plasma cell differentiation
Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
T follicular helper cell

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Date Completed 07.07.2021

Date Revised 07.07.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2020.620716

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321721365