scholarly journals MHC class II molecules activate NFAT and the ERK group of MAPK through distinct signaling pathways in B cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1947-1955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romney S. Haylett ◽  
Norbert Koch ◽  
Lothar Rink
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Mhc Class Ii Molecules

scholarly journals Both IFN-γ and IL-4 Induce MHC Class II Expression at the Surface of Mouse Pro-B Cells

1997 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Lombard-Platet ◽  
Valerie Meyer ◽  
Rhodri Ceredig
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Invariant Chain ◽  
B Cell Differentiation ◽  
Cell Clones ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
B Lymphoid ◽  
Mhc Class Ii Molecules

Pro-B cells are early B-cell progenitors that retain macrophage potential. We have studied MHC class II molecules and invariant chain inducibility on four class II negative mouse pro- B-cell clones. We analyzed the effects of IL-4 and IFN-γ, which represent the major inducers of class II in the B-lymphoid and monocytic/macrophage lineages, respectively. After 48 h of treatment with either cytokine, three pro-B-cell clones (C2.13, A1.5, and F2.2) expressed intracellular invariant chain and cell-surface class II molecules. One clone (D2.1) remained negative. As already reported, more differentiated 70Z/3 pre-B cells were inducible by IL-4 only. These data suggest that the induction of class II and invariant-chain genes are subject to regulation throughout B-cell differentiation.

scholarly journals CD4+ T cell responses in mice lacking MHC class II molecules specifically on B cells

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 3763-3772 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Stuart Williams ◽  
Annette Oxenius ◽  
Hans Hengartner ◽  
Christophe Benoist ◽  
Diane Mathis
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  
B Cells ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
T Cell Responses ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Cd4 T Cell ◽  
Cell Responses ◽  
Mhc Class Ii Molecules

scholarly journals Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Compartments in Human and Mouse B Lymphoblasts Represent Conventional Endocytic Compartments

1997 ◽  
Vol 139 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique J. Kleijmeer ◽  
Stanislaw Morkowski ◽  
Janice M. Griffith ◽  
Alexander Y. Rudensky ◽  
Hans J. Geuze
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
B Cells ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Invariant Chain ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Peptide Complexes ◽  
Endocytic Compartments ◽  
Human And Mouse ◽  
Mhc Class Ii Molecules

In most human and mouse antigen-presenting cells, the majority of intracellular major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules resides in late endocytic MHC class II compartments (MIICs), thought to function in antigen processing and peptide loading. However, in mouse A20 B cells, early endocytic class II-containing vesicles (CIIVs) have been reported to contain most of the intracellular MHC class II molecules and have also been implicated in formation of MHC class II–peptide complexes. To address this discrepancy, we have studied in great detail the endocytic pathways of both a human (6H5.DM) and a mouse (A20.Ab) B cell line. Using quantitative immunoelectron microscopy on cryosections of cells that had been pulse–chased with transferrin-HRP or BSA-gold as endocytic tracers, we have identified up to six endocytic subcompartments including an early MIIC type enriched in invariant chain, suggesting that it serves as an important entrance to the endocytic pathway for newly synthesized MHC class II/invariant chain complexes. In addition, early MIICs represented the earliest endocytic compartment containing MHC class II– peptide complexes, as shown by using an antibody against an abundant endogenous class II–peptide complex. The early MIIC exhibited several though not all of the characteristics reported for the CIIV and was situated just downstream of early endosomes. We have not encountered any special class II-containing endocytic structures besides those normally present in nonantigen-presenting cells. Our results therefore suggest that B cells use conventional endocytic compartments rather than having developed a unique compartment to accomplish MHC class II presentation.

scholarly journals The protein tyrosine kinase p56lck regulates cell adhesion mediated by CD4 and major histocompatibility complex class II proteins.

1994 ◽  
Vol 180 (5) ◽  
pp. 1729-1739 ◽  
Author(s):  
M S Kinch ◽  
A Sanfridson ◽  
C Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
B Cells ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Mhc Class Ii Molecules

The CD4 protein is expressed on a subset of human T lymphocytes that recognize antigen in the context of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules. Using Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing human CD4, we have previously demonstrated that the CD4 protein can mediate cell adhesion by direct interaction with MHC class II molecules. In T lymphocytes, CD4 can also function as a signaling molecule, presumably through its intracellular association with p56lck, a member of the src family of protein tyrosine kinases. In the present report, we show that p56lck can affect cell adhesion mediated by CD4 and MHC class II molecules. The expression of wild-type p56lck in CHO-CD4 cells augments the binding of MHC class II+ B cells, whereas the expression of a mutant p56lck protein with elevated tyrosine kinase activity results in decreased binding of MHC class II+ B cells. Using site-specific mutants of p56lck, we demonstrate that the both the enzymatic activity of p56lck and its association with CD4 are required for this effect on CD4/MHC class II adhesion. Further, the binding of MHC class II+ B cells induces CD4 at the cell surface to become organized into structures resembling adhesions-type junctions. Both wild-type and mutant forms of p56lck influence CD4-mediated adhesion by regulating the formation of these structures. The wild-type lck protein enhances CD4/MHC class II adhesion by augmenting the formation of CD4-associated adherens junctions whereas the elevated tyrosine kinase activity of the mutant p56lck decreases CD4-mediated cell adhesion by preventing the formation of these structures.

scholarly journals Biochemical evidence for the rapid assembly and disassembly of processed antigen-major histocompatibility complex class II complexes in acidic vesicles of B cells.

1992 ◽  
Vol 175 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
E W Marsh ◽  
D P Dalke ◽  
S K Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
B Cells ◽  
Cytochrome C ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Biochemical Evidence ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Acidic Vesicles ◽  
Acidic Vesicle ◽  
Mhc Class Ii Molecules

Helper T cell recognition of antigen requires that it be processed within antigen-presenting cells (APC) to peptide fragments that subsequently bind to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules and are displayed on the APC surface. Heretofore, processed antigen-MHC class II complexes have been detected by functional assays, measuring the activation of specific T cells. We now report direct, biochemical evidence for the assembly of processed antigen-MHC class II complexes within splenic B cells as APC. The I-Ek MHC class II molecules were immunoprecipitated from B cells that had processed the model protein antigen cytochrome c radiolabeled across its entire length by reductive methylation of lysine residues and covalently coupled to Ig-specific antibodies, allowing internalization after binding to surface Ig. Our previous studies showed that I-Ek immunoaffinity purified from B cells that had processed cytochrome c contains functional processed antigen--MHC class II complexes and that approximately 0.2% of the I-Ek molecules are specifically associated with one of two predominant processed antigenic fragments. Here we show that these complexes are rapidly assembled, within 30-60 min after antigen binding to surface Ig on splenic B cells. Maximal numbers of complexes are assembled by 2 h in a process that is sensitive to acidic vesicle inhibitors but not to inhibitors of protein synthesis. The processed antigen-I-Ek complexes have a relatively short half-life of 2-4 h and are disassembled or degraded within 8 h after antigen is first internalized. The disassembly or degradation of the processed antigen-I-Ek complexes requires acidic vesicle function, and in the presence of an acidic vesicle inhibitor the complexes are long lived. Thus, using a biochemical assay to monitor processed antigen-I-Ek complexes, we find that, in B cells, processed antigen is relatively rapidly associated in acidic vesicles with preexisting MHC class II molecules, and the complexes are disassembled 4-6 h later in processes that also require acid vesicle function.

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