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CD11c-Expressing B Cells Are Located at the T Cell/B Cell Border in Spleen and Are Potent APCs.

ABSTRACT: In addition to the secretion of Ag-specific Abs, B cells may play an important role in the generation of immune responses by efficiently presenting Ag to T cells. We and other investigators recently described a subpopulation of CD11c(+) B cells (Age/autoimmune-associated B cells [ABCs]) that appear with age, during virus infections, and at the onset of some autoimmune diseases and participate in autoimmune responses by secreting autoantibodies. In this study, we assessed the ability of these cells to present Ag and activate Ag-specific T cells. We demonstrated that ABCs present Ag to T cells, in vitro and in vivo, better than do follicular B cells (FO cells). Our data indicate that ABCs express higher levels of the chemokine receptor CCR7, have higher responsiveness to CCL21 and CCL19 than do FO cells, and are localized at the T/B cell border in spleen. Using multiphoton microscopy, we show that, in vivo, CD11c(+) B cells form significantly more stable interactions with T cells than do FO cells. Together, these data identify a previously undescribed role for ABCs as potent APCs and suggest another potential mechanism by which these cells can influence immune responses and/or the development of autoimmunity.

SUBMITTER: Rubtsov AV

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4475418 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CD11c-Expressing B Cells Are Located at the T Cell/B Cell Border in Spleen and Are Potent APCs.

Rubtsov Anatoly V AV Rubtsova Kira K Kappler John W JW Jacobelli Jordan J Friedman Rachel S RS Marrack Philippa P

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20150601 1

In addition to the secretion of Ag-specific Abs, B cells may play an important role in the generation of immune responses by efficiently presenting Ag to T cells. We and other investigators recently described a subpopulation of CD11c(+) B cells (Age/autoimmune-associated B cells [ABCs]) that appear with age, during virus infections, and at the onset of some autoimmune diseases and participate in autoimmune responses by secreting autoantibodies. In this study, we assessed the ability of these cel ...[more]

PMID: 26034175

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CD11c-Expressing B Cells Are Located at the T Cell/B Cell Border in Spleen and Are Potent APCs.

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