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Molecular footprints of a germinal center derivation of human IgM+(IgD+)CD27+ B cells and the dynamics of memory B cell generation
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| Author | Seifert, Marc Küppers, Ralf |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | The origin of IgM+CD27+ B lymphocytes with mutated IgV genes, which account for ∼20% of human peripheral blood (PB) B cells, is controversially discussed. A generation in a primary diversification pathway, in T cell–independent immune responses, or in T cell–dependent germinal center (GC) reactions has been proposed. We show here that IgM+IgD+CD27+ and IgM+IgD−/lowCD27+ B cell subsets carry, like class-switched memory B cells, mutations in the Bcl6 gene as a genetic trait of a GC experience. Moreover, the identification of PB IgM+IgD+CD27+ B cells clonally related to GC-derived IgG+ memory B cells with shared and distinct IgV gene mutations demonstrates the GC origin also of the former subset. These findings provide genetic evidence for a GC derivation of somatically mutated IgM+ B cells and indicate that adult humans harbor a large population of IgM+IgD+ post-GC memory B cells. Furthermore, the analysis revealed that a highly diverse and often very large population of memory B cells is generated from a given GC B cell clone, and that (preferentially IgM) memory B cells are generated already early in the GC reaction. This provides novel insights into the dynamics of GC reactions and the generation of a memory B cell repertoire. |
| Related Links | http://jem.rupress.org/content/206/12/2659.full.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2806629/pdf |
| Ending Page | 2669 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| Starting Page | 2659 |
| DOI | 10.1084/jem.20091087 |
| Journal | The Journal of experimental medicine |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 206 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Rockefeller University Press |
| Publisher Date | 2009-11-16 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Research and Experimental Medicine Adult Memory B Cells Igm Cd27 Diverse Igd Cell Generation Somatically Journal: The Journal of experimental medicine (Vol- 206, Issue- 12) |
| Content Type | Text |