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SUBMITTER: Luo W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724213 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Luo Wei W Hawse William W Conter Laura L Trivedi Nikita N Weisel Florian F Wikenheiser Daniel D Cattley Richard T RT Shlomchik Mark J MJ
Nature immunology 20190422 6
B cell antigen receptor (BCR) and CD40 signaling are rewired in germinal center (GC) B cells (GCBCs) to optimize selection for high-affinity B cells. In GCBC, BCR signals are constrained, but the mechanisms are not well understood. Here we describe a GC-specific, AKT-kinase-driven negative feedback loop that attenuates BCR signaling. Mass spectrometry revealed that AKT target activity was altered in GCBCs compared with naive B cells. Retargeting was linked to differential AKT T308 and S473 phosp ...[more]