| First Author | Gupta VA | Year | 2008 |
| Journal | J Exp Med | Volume | 205 |
| Issue | 12 | Pages | 2755-61 |
| PubMed ID | 19001138 | Mgi Jnum | J:141398 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3818212 | Doi | 10.1084/jem.20081204 |
| Citation | Gupta VA, et al. (2008) B cells drive lymphocyte activation and expansion in mice with the CD45 wedge mutation and Fas deficiency. J Exp Med 205(12):2755-2761 |
| abstractText | CD45 and Fas regulate tyrosine phosphorylation and apoptotic signaling pathways, respectively. Mutation of an inhibitory wedge motif in CD45 (E613R) results in hyperresponsive thymocytes and B cells on the C57BL/6 background, but no overt autoimmunity, whereas Fas deletion results in a mild autoimmune disease on the same genetic background. In this study, we show that these two mutations cooperate in mice, causing early lethality, autoantibody production, and substantial lymphoproliferation. In double-mutant mice, this phenotype was dependent on both T and B cells. T cell activation required signaling in response to endogenous or commensal antigens, demonstrated by the introduction of a transgenic T cell receptor. Genetic deletion of B cells also prevented T cell activation. Similarly, T cells were necessary for B cell autoantibody production. However, B cells appeared to be intrinsically activated even in the absence of T cells, suggesting that they may drive the phenotype of these mice. These results reveal a requirement for careful control of B cell signaling and cell death in preventing inappropriate lymphocyte activation and autoimmunity. |
