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ArticlePloS one2018

B-1 cells and B-1 cell precursors prompt different responses to Wnt signaling.

Lika Osugui, Jolanda J de Roo, Vivian Cristina de Oliveira, Ana Clara Pires Sodré, Frank J T Staal, Ana Flavia Popi

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lika OsuguiDepartamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jolanda J de RooDepartment of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Vivian Cristina de OliveiraDepartamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ana Clara Pires SodréDepartamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Frank J T StaalDepartment of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Ana Flavia PopiDepartamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9814-4181
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRLeiden University Medical Center · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently several studies demonstrated a role for the Wnt pathway in lymphocyte development and self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). B-1 cells constitute a separate lineage of B lymphocytes, originating during fetal hematopoiesis, expressing lymphoid and myeloid markers and possessing self-renewal ability, similar to early hematopoietic progenitors and HSCs. A plethora of studies have shown an important role for the evolutionary conserved Wnt pathway in the biology of HSCs and T lymphocyte development. Our previous data demonstrated abundant expression of Wnt pathway components by B-1 cells, including Wnt ligands and receptors. Here we report that the canonical Wnt pathway is activated in B-1 cell precursors, but not in mature B-1 cells. However, both B-1 precursors and B-1 cells are able to respond to Wnt ligands in vitro. Canonical Wnt activity promotes proliferation of B-1 cells, while non-canonical Wnt signals induce the expansion of B-1 precursors. Interestingly, using a co-culture system with OP9 cells, Wnt3a stimulus supported the generation of B-1a cells. Taking together, these results indicate that B-1 cells and their progenitors are differentially responsive to Wnt ligands, and that the balance of activation of canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling may regulate the maintenance and differentiation of different B-1 cell subsets.

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Wnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsB-LymphocytesCD5 AntigensCell ProliferationFemaleInterleukin-7LigandsMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, Interleukin-7Stem CellsWnt ProteinsCD5 AntigensInterleukin-7LigandsReceptors, Interleukin-7Wnt Proteins

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