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ArticleImmunology and cell biology2019

TACI expression and plasma cell differentiation are impaired in the absence of functional IκBNS.

Sharesta Khoenkhoen, Elina Erikson, Monika Ádori, Julian M Stark, Jean L Scholz, Michael P Cancro, Gabriel K Pedersen, Gunilla B Karlsson Hedestam

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Article in Immunology and cell biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sharesta KhoenkhoenDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Elina EriksonDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Monika ÁdoriDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Julian M StarkDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jean L ScholzPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Michael P CancroPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Gabriel K PedersenDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gunilla B Karlsson HedestamDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Impaired classical NF-κB pathway signaling causes reduced antibody responses to T-independent (TI) antigens. We investigated the potential reasons for defective TI responses in mice lacking the atypical inhibitory kappa B (IκB) protein of the NF-κB pathway, IκBNS. Analyses of the plasma cell compartment in vitro and in vivo after challenge with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) showed significant decreases in the frequencies of plasma cells in the absence of IκBNS. In vitro activation of B cells via the B cell receptor or via Toll-like receptor 4 revealed that early activation events were unaffected in IκBNS-deficient B cells, while proliferation was reduced compared to in similarly stimulated wildtype (wt) B cells. IκBNS-deficient B cells also displayed impaired upregulation of the transmembrane activator and calcium modulator cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI), which is essential for TI responses, and decreased sensitivity to TACI ligands upon stimulation. Furthermore, IκBNS-deficient B cells, in contrast to wt B cells, displayed altered expression of IRF4, Blimp-1 and Pax5 upon LPS-induced differentiation, indicating impaired transcriptional regulation of plasma cell generation.

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Cell DifferentiationAnimalsGene Expression RegulationI-kappa B ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutPlasma CellsToll-Like Receptor 4Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor ProteinI-kappa B ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNfkbid protein, mouseTlr4 protein, mouseTnfrsf13b protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 4Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor ProteinAPRILIκBNSnfkbidNF-κBplasma cell differentiationTACI

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