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TGF-beta induces apoptosis in human B cells by transcriptional regulation of BIK and BCL-XL.


ABSTRACT: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) potently induces apoptosis in Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) cell lines and in explanted primary human B lymphocytes. The physiological relevance and mechanism of TGF-beta-mediated apoptosis induction in these cells remains to be determined. Here we demonstrate the requirement for TGF-beta-mediated regulation of BIK and BCL-X(L) to activate an intrinsic apoptotic pathway in centroblastic BL cells. TGF-beta directly induced transcription of BIK and a consensus Smad-binding element identified in the BIK promoter recruits TGF-beta-activated Smad transcription factor complexes in vivo. TGF-beta also transcriptionally repressed expression of the apoptosis inhibitor BCL-X(L). Inhibition of BCL-X(L) sensitised BL cells to TGF-beta-induced apoptosis whereas overexpression of BCL-X(L) or suppression of BIK by shRNA, diminished TGF-beta-induced apoptosis. BIK and BCL-X(L) were also identified as TGF-beta target genes in purified normal human centroblast B cells and immunohistochemical analyses of tonsil tissue revealed widespread TGF-beta receptor-regulated Smad activation and a focal pattern of BIK expression. Furthermore, using a selective inhibitor of the TGF-beta receptor we provide evidence that autocrine TGF-beta signalling through ALK5 contributes to the default apoptotic programme in normal human centroblasts undergoing spontaneous apoptosis. Our data suggests that TGF-beta may act as a physiological mediator of human germinal centre homoeostasis by regulation of BIK and BCL-X(L).

SUBMITTER: Spender LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2857326 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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TGF-beta induces apoptosis in human B cells by transcriptional regulation of BIK and BCL-XL.

Spender L C LC   O'Brien D I DI   Simpson D D   Dutt D D   Gregory C D CD   Allday M J MJ   Clark L J LJ   Inman G J GJ  

Cell death and differentiation 20090109 4


Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) potently induces apoptosis in Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) cell lines and in explanted primary human B lymphocytes. The physiological relevance and mechanism of TGF-beta-mediated apoptosis induction in these cells remains to be determined. Here we demonstrate the requirement for TGF-beta-mediated regulation of BIK and BCL-X(L) to activate an intrinsic apoptotic pathway in centroblastic BL cells. TGF-beta directly induced transcription of BIK and a consensus  ...[more]

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