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ArticleThe EMBO journal2009

Signalling of the BCR is regulated by a lipid rafts-localised transcription factor, Bright.

Christian Schmidt, Dongkyoon Kim, Gregory C Ippolito, Hassan R Naqvi, Loren Probst, Shawn Mathur, German Rosas-Acosta, Van G Wilson, Athenia L Oldham, Martin Poenie and 2 more

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Christian SchmidtInstitute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Dongkyoon Kim
Gregory C Ippolito
Hassan R Naqvi
Loren Probst
Shawn Mathur
German Rosas-Acosta
Van G Wilson
Athenia L Oldham
Martin Poenie
Carol F Webb
Philip W Tucker
The University of Texas at Austin · USTexas A&M Health Science Center · USOklahoma Medical Research Foundation · USUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

Molecular Basis of Immunity - Kirschtein-NRSAT32AI007633 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI CUNNINGHAM, MADELEINE W. · 2001 to 2022
$4.0M
MAR MEDIATED GENETIC SWITCH FOR IGH ENHANCER CONTROLR01CA031534 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SW MED CTR/DALLAS · PI TUCKER, HALEY O · 1985 to 2012
$2.9M
Bright Function in the Immune SystemR01AI044215 · NIAID · OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · PI WEBB, CAROL F · 1999 to 2009
$2.4M
ROLE OF eARIDs IN LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENTR01AI064886 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI TUCKER, HALEY O · 2004 to 2008
$1.3M
Capricious Activation of T cells by Ethanol: A Possible Mechanism for ImmunosupprR21AA015437 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI POENIE, MARTIN F. · 2005 to 2006
$374k
BCL11A in normal B-cell biology and malignancyF32CA110624 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI IPPOLITO, GREGORY C · 2005 to 2007
$156k
NCI NIH HHS CA031534NCI NIH HHS CA110624NCI NIH HHS F32 CA110624NCI NIH HHS R01 CA031534NIAAA NIH HHS AA015437NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA015437NIAID NIH HHS AI044215NIAID NIH HHS AI64886NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI044215NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064886NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007633
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulation of BCR signalling strength is crucial for B-cell development and function. Bright is a B-cell-restricted factor that complexes with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) and its substrate, transcription initiation factor-I (TFII-I), to activate immunoglobulin heavy chain gene transcription in the nucleus. Here we show that a palmitoylated pool of Bright is diverted to lipid rafts of resting B cells where it associates with signalosome components. After BCR ligation, Bright transiently interacts with sumoylation enzymes, blocks calcium flux and phosphorylation of Btk and TFII-I and is then discharged from lipid rafts as a Sumo-I-modified form. The resulting lipid raft concentration of Bright contributes to the signalling threshold of B cells, as their sensitivity to BCR stimulation decreases as the levels of Bright increase. Bright regulates signalling independent of its role in IgH transcription, as shown by specific dominant-negative titration of rafts-specific forms. This study identifies a BCR tuning mechanism in lipid rafts that is regulated by differential post-translational modification of a transcription factor with implications for B-cell tolerance and autoimmunity.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAgammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine KinaseAnimalsAntigensB-LymphocytesDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin MLipoylationLymphocyte ActivationMembrane MicrodomainsMiceMutationOncogenesPhosphorylationProtein BindingAgammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine KinaseAntigensARID3A protein, humanArid3a protein, mouseBTK protein, humanBtk protein, mouseDNA-Binding ProteinsImmunoglobulin MProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTranscription Factors, TFII

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PMID19214191
PMCPMC2666038
OpenAlexW2096592094

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