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PDGFA-associated protein 1 protects mature B lymphocytes from stress-induced cell death and promotes antibody gene diversification

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Title:PDGFA-associated protein 1 protects mature B lymphocytes from stress-induced cell death and promotes antibody gene diversification
Creators Name:Delgado-Benito, V., Berruezo-Llacuna, M., Altwasser, R., Winkler, W., Sundaravinayagam, D., Balasubramanian, S., Caganova, M., Graf, R., Rahjouei, A., Henke, M.T., Driesner, M., Keller, L., Prigione, A., Janz, M., Akalin, A. and Di Virgilio, M.
Abstract:The establishment of protective humoral immunity is dependent on the ability of mature B cells to undergo antibody gene diversification while adjusting to the physiological stressors induced by activation with the antigen. Mature B cells diversify their antibody genes by class switch recombination (CSR) and somatic hypermutation (SHM), which are both dependent on efficient induction of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID). Here, we identified PDGFA-associated protein 1 (Pdap1) as an essential regulator of cellular homeostasis in mature B cells. Pdap1 deficiency leads to sustained expression of the integrated stress response (ISR) effector activating transcription factor 4 (Atf4) and induction of the ISR transcriptional program, increased cell death, and defective AID expression. As a consequence, loss of Pdap1 reduces germinal center B cell formation and impairs CSR and SHM. Thus, Pdap1 protects mature B cells against chronic ISR activation and ensures efficient antibody diversification by promoting their survival and optimal function.
Keywords:Antibody Diversity, B-Lymphocytes, CRISPR-Associated Protein 9, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Cell Death, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Gene Editing, Gene Expression Regulation, Immunoglobulin Genes, Inbred C57BL Mice, Transgenic Mice, Animals, Mice
Source:Journal of Experimental Medicine
ISSN:0022-1007
Publisher:Rockefeller University Press
Volume:217
Number:10
Page Range:e20200137
Date:5 October 2020
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20200137
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