Mouse model of Epstein–Barr virus LMP1- and LMP2A-driven germinal center B-cell lymphoproliferative disease

Autor: Daisuke Okuzaki, Benjamin E. Gewurz, Hufeng Zhou, Hiroshi Kida, Masanori Obana, Elliott Kieff, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Yasushi Fujio, Teruhito Yasui, Chao-Yuan Tsai, Takeharu Minamitani, Bo Zhao, Yijie Ma, Hitoshi Kikutani
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114:4751-4756
ISSN: 1091-6490
0027-8424
Popis: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a major cause of immunosuppression-related B-cell lymphomas and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). In these malignancies, EBV latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) and LMP2A provide infected B cells with surrogate CD40 and B-cell receptor growth and survival signals. To gain insights into their synergistic in vivo roles in germinal center (GC) B cells, from which most EBV-driven lymphomas arise, we generated a mouse model with conditional GC B-cell LMP1 and LMP2A coexpression. LMP1 and LMP2A had limited effects in immunocompetent mice. However, upon T- and NK-cell depletion, LMP1/2A caused massive plasmablast outgrowth, organ damage, and death. RNA-sequencing analyses identified EBV oncoprotein effects on GC B-cell target genes, including up-regulation of multiple proinflammatory chemokines and master regulators of plasma cell differentiation. LMP1/2A coexpression also up-regulated key HL markers, including CD30 and mixed hematopoietic lineage markers. Collectively, our results highlight synergistic EBV membrane oncoprotein effects on GC B cells and provide a model for studies of their roles in immunosuppression-related lymphoproliferative diseases.
Databáze: OpenAIRE