Central tolerance shapes the neutralizing B cell repertoire against a persisting virus in its natural host

Viral mimicry of host cell structures has been postulated to curtail the B cell receptor (BCR) repertoire against persisting viruses through tolerance mechanisms. This concept awaits, however, experimental testing in a setting of natural virus-host relationship. We engineered mouse models expressing a monoclonal BCR specific for the envelope glycoprotein of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a naturally persisting mouse pathogen. When the heavy chain of the LCMV-neutralizing antibody KL25 was paired with its unmutated ancestor light chain, most B cells underwent receptor editing, a behavior reminiscent of autoreactive clones. In contrast, monoclonal B cells expressing the same heavy chain in conjunction with the hypermutated KL25 light chain did not undergo receptor editing but exhibited low levels of surface IgM, suggesting that light chain hypermutation had lessened KL25 autoreactivity. Upon viral challenge, these IgMlow cells were not anergic but up-regulated IgM, participated in germinal center reactions, produced antiviral antibodies, and underwent immunoglobulin class switch as well as further affinity maturation. These studies on a persisting virus in its natural host species suggest that central tolerance mechanisms prune the protective antiviral B cell repertoire.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:121

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 121(2024), 11 vom: 12. März, Seite e2318657121

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Florova, Marianna [VerfasserIn]
Abreu-Mota, Tiago [VerfasserIn]
Paesen, Guido C [VerfasserIn]
Beetschen, Anna Sophia [VerfasserIn]
Cornille, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Marx, Anna-Friederike [VerfasserIn]
Narr, Kerstin [VerfasserIn]
Sahin, Mehmet [VerfasserIn]
Dimitrova, Mirela [VerfasserIn]
Swarnalekha, Nivedya [VerfasserIn]
Beil-Wagner, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Savic, Natasa [VerfasserIn]
Pelczar, Pawel [VerfasserIn]
Buch, Thorsten [VerfasserIn]
King, Carolyn G [VerfasserIn]
Bowden, Thomas A [VerfasserIn]
Pinschewer, Daniel D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Antiviral Agents
B cell receptor editing
Immunoglobulin M
Journal Article
Neutralizing antibodies
Persistent viral infection
Self-tolerance
Viral immune evasion

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2318657121

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369366840