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Nat Commun ; 14(1): 1731, 2023 03 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36997512

RESUMEN

The T cell-dependent (TD) antibody response involves the generation of high affinity, immunoglobulin heavy chain class-switched antibodies that are generated through germinal center (GC) response. This process is controlled by coordinated transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene regulatory mechanisms. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have emerged as critical players in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Here we demonstrate that B cell-specific deletion of RBP hnRNP F leads to diminished production of class-switched antibodies with high affinities in response to a TD antigen challenge. B cells deficient in hnRNP F are characterized by defective proliferation and c-Myc upregulation upon antigenic stimulation. Mechanistically, hnRNP F directly binds to the G-tracts of Cd40 pre-mRNA to promote the inclusion of Cd40 exon 6 that encodes its transmembrane domain, thus enabling appropriate CD40 cell surface expression. Furthermore, we find that hnRNP A1 and A2B1 can bind to the same region of Cd40 pre-mRNA but suppress exon 6 inclusion, suggesting that these hnRNPs and hnRNP F might antagonize each-other's effects on Cd40 splicing. In summary, our study uncovers an important posttranscriptional mechanism regulating the GC response.


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Ribonucleoproteína Heterogénea-Nuclear Grupo A-B , Ribonucleoproteína Heterogénea-Nuclear Grupo F-H , Secuencia de Bases , Centro Germinal/metabolismo , Ribonucleoproteína Heterogénea-Nuclear Grupo A-B/metabolismo , Ribonucleoproteína Heterogénea-Nuclear Grupo F-H/metabolismo , Ribonucleoproteínas Nucleares Heterogéneas/genética , Ribonucleoproteínas Nucleares Heterogéneas/metabolismo , Intrones , Precursores del ARN/genética , Precursores del ARN/metabolismo , Linfocitos B
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J Immunol ; 208(8): 1924-1936, 2022 04 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35365563

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The germinal center (GC) response is essential for generating memory B and long-lived Ab-secreting plasma cells during the T cell-dependent immune response. In the GC, signals via the BCR and CD40 collaboratively promote the proliferation and positive selection of GC B cells expressing BCRs with high affinities for specific Ags. Although a complex gene transcriptional regulatory network is known to control the GC response, it remains elusive how the positive selection of GC B cells is modulated posttranscriptionally. In this study, we show that methyltransferase like 14 (Mettl14)-mediated methylation of adenosines at the position N 6 of mRNA (N 6-methyladenosine [m6A]) is essential for the GC B cell response in mice. Ablation of Mettl14 in B cells leads to compromised GC B cell proliferation and a defective Ab response. Interestingly, we unravel that Mettl14-mediated m6A regulates the expression of genes critical for positive selection and cell cycle regulation of GC B cells in a Ythdf2-dependent but Myc-independent manner. Furthermore, our study reveals that Mettl14-mediated m6A modification promotes mRNA decay of negative immune regulators, such as Lax1 and Tipe2, to upregulate genes requisite for GC B cell positive selection and proliferation. Thus, our findings suggest that Mettl14-mediated m6A modification plays an essential role in the GC B cell response.


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Linfocitos B , Centro Germinal , Metiltransferasas , Adenosina/metabolismo , Animales , Linfocitos B/metabolismo , Linfocitos B/fisiología , Proliferación Celular , Centro Germinal/metabolismo , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/metabolismo , Metilación , Metiltransferasas/genética , Metiltransferasas/metabolismo , Ratones
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