Atypical chemokine receptor 4 shapes activated B cell fate

Autor: Ervin E. Kara, Dimitra Zotos, Katherine Bourne, David M. Tarlinton, Duncan R. McKenzie, Cameron R. Bastow, Geoffrey R. Hill, Shaun R. McColl, Jason G. Cyster, Robert Brink, Kevin A. Fenix, Derek S. Gilchrist, Rachelle Babb, Iain Comerford, Jana R. Hermes, Carly E. Gregor, Todd Norton, Carola G. Vinuesa, Robert J. B. Nibbs, Mohammed Alsharifi, Lauren B. Rodda
Přispěvatelé: Kara, Ervin E, Bastow, Cameron R, McKenzie, Duncan R, Gregor, Carly E, McColl, Shaun R
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: The Journal of Experimental Medicine
The Journal of experimental medicine, vol 215, iss 3
ISSN: 1540-9538
0022-1007
Popis: Kara et al. show that ACKR4 regulates early activated B cell differentiation fate. ACKR4 limits the early proliferation of activated B cells by restricting their initial access to the splenic interfollicular zone.
Activated B cells can initially differentiate into three functionally distinct fates—early plasmablasts (PBs), germinal center (GC) B cells, or early memory B cells—by mechanisms that remain poorly understood. Here, we identify atypical chemokine receptor 4 (ACKR4), a decoy receptor that binds and degrades CCR7 ligands CCL19/CCL21, as a regulator of early activated B cell differentiation. By restricting initial access to splenic interfollicular zones (IFZs), ACKR4 limits the early proliferation of activated B cells, reducing the numbers available for subsequent differentiation. Consequently, ACKR4 deficiency enhanced early PB and GC B cell responses in a CCL19/CCL21-dependent and B cell–intrinsic manner. Conversely, aberrant localization of ACKR4-deficient activated B cells to the IFZ was associated with their preferential commitment to the early PB linage. Our results reveal a regulatory mechanism of B cell trafficking via an atypical chemokine receptor that shapes activated B cell fate.
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