Contribution of BCAP to maintenance of mature B cells through c-Rel
- 29 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Immunology
- Vol. 4 (8) , 780-786
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ni949
Abstract
Mice deficient in the B cell adaptor for phosphoinositide 3-kinase (BCAP) have reduced numbers of mature B lymphocytes, which show defects in cell survival and proliferation. We found here that the NF-kappa B (Rel) pathway was impaired in BCAP-deficient mature B cells and that NF-kappa B target genes, indispensable for cell survival and division, were not induced in response to B cell receptor (BCR) stimulation. Among the NF-kappa B (Rel) family, expression of c-Rel was specifically reduced in BCAP-deficient B cells. Retrovirus-mediated reintroduction of c-Rel restored the pool size of immunoglobulin (Ig)M(lo)IgD(hi) mature B cells in the spleen as well as proliferative responses to BCR stimulation. These results indicate BCAP is essential in the maintenance of mature B cells through functional coupling with c-Rel.Keywords
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