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Restriction of memory B cell differentiation at the germinal center B cell positive selection stage
Abstract
Memory B cells (MBCs) are key for protection from reinfection. However, it is mechanistically unclear how germinal center (GC) B cells differentiate into MBCs. MYC is transiently induced in cells fated for GC expansion and plasma cell (PC) formation, so-called positively selected GC B cells. We found that these cells coexpressed MYC and MIZ1 (MYC-interacting zinc-finger protein 1 [ZBTB17]). MYC and MIZ1 are transcriptional activators; however, they form a transcriptional repressor complex that represses MIZ1 target genes. Mice lacking MYC-MIZ1 complexes displayed impaired cell cycle entry of positively selected GC B cells and reduced GC B cell expansion and PC formation. Notably, absence of MYC-MIZ1 complexes in positively selected GC B cells led to a gene expression profile alike that of MBCs and increased MBC differentiation. Thus, at the GC positive selection stage, MYC-MIZ1 complexes are required for effective GC expansion and PC formation and to restrict MBC differentiation. We propose that MYC and MIZ1 form a module that regulates GC B cell fate.
Type | Journal |
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ISBN | 1540-9538 (Electronic) 0022-1007 (Linking) |
Authors | Toboso-Navasa, A.; Gunawan, A.; Morlino, G.; Nakagawa, R.; Taddei, A.; Damry, D.; Patel, Y.; Chakravarty, P.; Janz, M.; Kassiotis, G.; Brink, R.; Eilers, M.; Calado, D. P. |
Responsible Garvan Author | Professor Robert Brink |
Publisher Name | JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE |
Published Date | 2020-07-06 |
Published Volume | 217 |
Published Issue | 7 |
Status | Published in-print |
DOI | 10.1084/jem.20191933 |
URL link to publisher's version | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32407433 |