Two distinct subpopulations of marginal zone B cells exhibit differential antibody-producing capacities and radioresistance

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Marginal zone (MZ) B cells, which are splenic innate-like B cells that rapidly secrete antibodies (Abs) against blood-borne pathogens, are composed of heterogeneous subpopulations. Here, we showed that MZ B cells can be divided into two distinct subpopulations according to their CD80 expression levels. CD80high MZ B cells exhibited greater Ab-producing, proliferative, and IL-10-secreting capacities than did CD80low MZ B cells. Notably, CD80high MZ B cells survived 2-Gy whole-body irradiation, whereas CD80low MZ B cells were depleted by irradiation and then repleted with one month after irradiation. Depletion of CD80low MZ B cells led to accelerated development of type II collagen (CII)-induced arthritis upon immunization with bovine CII. CD80high MZ B cells exhibited higher expression of genes involved in proliferation, plasma cell differentiation, and the antioxidant response. CD80high MZ B cells expressed more autoreactive B cell receptors (BCRs) that recognized double-stranded DNA or CII, expressed more immunoglobulin heavy chain sequences with shorter complementarity-determining region 3 sequences, and included more clonotypes with no N-nucleotides or with B-1a BCR sequences than CD80low MZ B cells. Adoptive transfer experiments showed that CD21+CD23+ transitional 2 MZ precursors preferentially generated CD80low MZ B cells and that a proportion of CD80low MZ B cells were converted into CD80high MZ B cells; in contrast, CD80high MZ B cells stably remained CD80high MZ B cells. In summary, MZ B cells can be divided into two subpopulations according to their CD80 expression levels, Ab-producing capacity, radioresistance, and autoreactivity, and these findings may suggest a hierarchical composition of MZ B cells with differential stability and BCR specificity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Cellular & molecular immunology - 21(2024), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 393-408

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Sujin [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Yeunjung [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Hyun Woo [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Won Joon [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Hun Gi [VerfasserIn]
Ariyaratne, Dinuka [VerfasserIn]
Im, Se Jin [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Tae Jin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
Autoreactivity
CD80
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
Journal Article
Marginal Zone B Cell
Radioresistance
Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41423-024-01126-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369140648