ArticleiScience2018
Initial B Cell Activation Induces Metabolic Reprogramming and Mitochondrial Remodeling.
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190 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 290 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Succinate and lactate produced as conserved biomarkers through chronic and transient substrate-level phosphorylation: from microorganisms to cancer.Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes · 2026Review
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- ACLY integrates metabolism and chromatin accessibility to enable B Cell activation and humoral immunity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Lipopolysaccharide stimulates dynamic changes in B cell metabolism to promote proliferation.eLife · 2026Article
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- Autofluorescence lifetime imaging resolves cell heterogeneity within peripheral blood mononuclear cells.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
B lymphocytes provide adaptive immunity by generating antigen-specific antibodies and supporting the activation of T cells. Little is known about how global metabolism supports naive B cell activation to enable an effective immune response. By coupling RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data with glucose isotopomer tracing, we show that stimulated B cells increase programs for oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and nucleotide biosynthesis, but not glycolysis. Isotopomer tracing uncovered increases in TCA cycle intermediates with almost no contribution from glucose. Instead, glucose mainly supported the biosynthesis of ribonucleotides. Glucose restriction did not affect B cell functions, yet the inhibition of OXPHOS or glutamine restriction markedly impaired B cell growth and differentiation. Increased OXPHOS prompted studies of mitochondrial dynamics, which revealed extensive mitochondria remodeling during activation. Our results show how B cell metabolism adapts with stimulation and reveals unexpected details for carbon utilization and mitochondrial dynamics at the start of a humoral immune response.
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