Cutting edge: B cell linker protein is dispensable for the allelic exclusion of immunoglobulin heavy chain locus but required for the persistence of CD5+ B cells |
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Authors: | Xu S Wong S C Lam K P |
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Institution: | Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore, Republic of Singapore. |
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Abstract: | The pre-B cell receptor (pre-BCR) and the BCR are required for B lymphopoiesis and for the allelic exclusion of Ig genes. Mice lacking B cell linker (BLNK) protein that is a component of the BCR signaling pathway have impaired B cell development. In this report, we show that allelic exclusion is intact in BLNK(-/-) mice harboring a V(H)12 transgene. This differs from mice lacking the tyrosine kinase Syk that is upstream of BLNK in BCR signaling and contrasts with mice lacking SLP-76 that is the equivalent adaptor molecule in TCR-signal transduction. We also show that, whereas most wild-type V(H)12-expressing B cells are CD5(+), the majority of the splenic V(H)12-expressing BLNK(-/-) B cells are CD5(-). A small population of V(H)12-expressing, BLNK(-/-) CD5(+) B cells is detectable in the peritoneal cavity of younger but not older mice. This suggests that BLNK deficiency affects not only the generation but also the persistence of B-1 cells. |
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