Abstract
B-1 cells constitute a distinct B cell subset with characteristic phenotypic and functional features. B-1 cells are highly represented among peritoneal lymphocytes; substantial numbers of B-1 cells are also located within splenic tissue. Here a number of differences in transcription factor and gene expression were identified that separate peritoneal B-1 and splenic B-2 cells, and then splenic B-1 cells obtained from immunoglobulin transgenic mice were tested for these parameters. Splenic B-1 cells resembled splenic B-2 cells rather than peritoneal B-1 cells in terms of nuclear expression of DNA-binding STAT3, CREB, and PU.1, with respect to transcriptional activation of IL-10, and in the failure to enter cell cycle in response to PMA. Splenic B-1 cells (B-1S) appear to constitute a unique population of B-1 cells, which, while sharing with peritoneal B-1 cells (B-1P) certain phenotypic features, differ from them in transcription factor and gene expression and in signaling for cell cycle progression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 62-71 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Cellular Immunology |
Volume | 213 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 10 2001 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:1This work was supported by grants from The Charles H. Hood Foundation (R.M.G.) and the Arthritis Foundation (S.H.C.), by American Cancer Society Grant IRG72-001-24 (B.S.N.), and by USPHS Grants AI29576 (S.H.C.), AI43587 (S.H.C.), and AI29690 (T.L.R.), awarded by the National Institutes of Health.
Funding
1This work was supported by grants from The Charles H. Hood Foundation (R.M.G.) and the Arthritis Foundation (S.H.C.), by American Cancer Society Grant IRG72-001-24 (B.S.N.), and by USPHS Grants AI29576 (S.H.C.), AI43587 (S.H.C.), and AI29690 (T.L.R.), awarded by the National Institutes of Health.
Funders | Funder number |
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) | |
American Cancer Society | IRG72-001-24 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | R01AI029690 |
Arthritis Foundation | |
Charles H. Hood Foundation | |
U.S. Public Health Service | AI43587, AI29576 |
Keywords
- B lymphocytes
- CD5
- Cellular proliferation
- Cytokines
- Transcription factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology