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CHK1 dosage in germinal center B cells controls humoral immunity.


ABSTRACT: Germinal center (GC) B cells are among the fastest replicating cells in our body, dividing every 4-8?h. DNA replication errors are intrinsically toxic to cells. How GC B cells exert control over the DNA damage response while introducing mutations in their antibody genes is poorly understood. Here, we show that the DNA damage response regulator Checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1) is essential for GC B cell survival. Remarkably, effective antibody-mediated immunity relies on optimal CHK1 dosage. Chemical CHK1 inhibition or loss of one Chk1 allele impairs the survival of class-switched cells and curbs the amplitude of antibody production. Mechanistically, active B cell receptor signaling wires the outcome of CHK1-inhibition towards BIM-dependent apoptosis, whereas T cell help favors temporary cell cycle arrest. Our results predict that therapeutic CHK1 inhibition in cancer patients may prove potent in killing B cell lymphoma and leukemia cells addicted to B cell receptor signaling, but will most likely dampen humoral immunity.

SUBMITTER: Schoeler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7224292 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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