Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
J Immunol. 2011 Jul 1;187(1):230-9. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100157. Epub 2011 May 27.
The activation of the BCR, which initiates B cell activation, is triggered by Ag-induced self-aggregation and clustering of receptors at the cell surface. Although Ag-induced actin reorganization is known to be involved in BCR clustering in response to membrane-associated Ag, the underlying mechanism that links actin reorganization to BCR activation remains unknown. In this study, we show that both the stimulatory Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) and the inhibitory SHIP-1 are required for efficient BCR self-aggregation. In Btk-deficient B cells, the magnitude of BCR aggregation into clusters and B cell spreading in response to an Ag-tethered lipid bilayer is drastically reduced, compared with BCR aggregation observed in wild-type B cells. In SHIP-1(-/-) B cells, although surface BCRs aggregate into microclusters, the centripetal movement and growth of BCR clusters are inhibited, and B cell spreading is increased. The persistent BCR microclusters in SHIP-1(-/-) B cells exhibit higher levels of signaling than merged BCR clusters. In contrast to the inhibition of actin remodeling in Btk-deficient B cells, actin polymerization, F-actin accumulation, and Wiskott-Aldrich symptom protein phosphorylation are enhanced in SHIP-1(-/-) B cells in a Btk-dependent manner. Thus, a balance between positive and negative signaling regulates the spatiotemporal organization of the BCR at the cell surface by controlling actin remodeling, which potentially regulates the signal transduction of the BCR. This study suggests a novel feedback loop between BCR signaling and the actin cytoskeleton.
BCR 的激活是由 Ag 诱导的受体在细胞表面的自聚集和簇集引发的,从而启动 B 细胞激活。虽然已知 Ag 诱导的肌动蛋白重组参与了膜相关 Ag 响应中的 BCR 簇集,但将肌动蛋白重组与 BCR 激活联系起来的潜在机制尚不清楚。在这项研究中,我们表明,刺激性 Bruton 酪氨酸激酶(Btk)和抑制性SHIP-1 都需要有效地进行 BCR 自聚集。在 Btk 缺陷型 B 细胞中,与野生型 B 细胞中观察到的 BCR 聚集相比,BCR 聚集到簇中的幅度以及 B 细胞在响应固定化脂质双层 Ag 时的扩展明显降低。在 SHIP-1(-/-) B 细胞中,尽管表面 BCR 聚集形成微簇,但 BCR 簇的向心性运动和生长受到抑制,并且 B 细胞扩展增加。SHIP-1(-/-) B 细胞中的持续 BCR 微簇表现出比融合 BCR 簇更高水平的信号。与 Btk 缺陷型 B 细胞中肌动蛋白重塑的抑制相反,SHIP-1(-/-) B 细胞中的肌动蛋白聚合、F-肌动蛋白积累和 Wiskott-Aldrich 症状蛋白磷酸化以 Btk 依赖的方式增强。因此,通过控制肌动蛋白重塑,正负信号之间的平衡调节了细胞表面 BCR 的时空组织,这可能调节了 BCR 的信号转导。该研究提示了 BCR 信号与肌动蛋白细胞骨架之间的一种新的反馈回路。