B cells require DOCK8 to elicit and integrate T cell help when antigen is limiting
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ABSTRACT: Dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) immunodeficiency syndrome is characterized by a failure of the germinal center response, a process involving the proliferation and positive selection of antigen-specific B cells. While DOCK8-deficient B cells are recruited into germinal centers, we find that they are arrested at a light-zone stage. They are unable to respond to T cell–dependent survival and selection signals, and consequently differentiate into plasma cells or memory B cells. Although DOCK8-deficient B cells can acquire and present antigen to initiate activation of cognate T cells, integrin upregulation, B–T cell conjugate formation, and costimulation are insufficient for sustained activation of B and T cells when antigen availability is limited. Our findings provide an explanation for the failure of B cell-dependent humoral responses in DOCK8 immunodeficiency syndrome, and offer insights into how the level of available antigen modulates B–T cell interactions necessary for humoral immune responses and immune memory.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE269130 | GEO | 2024/06/11
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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