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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

The transcription factor Bcl11a is essential for B-1a cell maintenance during aging.

Shasha Xu, Liangfeng Huang, Xingjie Liu, Linlin Zhang, Jing Wang, Yifeng Hu, Yi Yang, Xiaojie Shi, Chaohong Liu, Rong Wang and 2 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Shasha Xu *Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Liangfeng Huang *Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0977-9183
Xingjie Liu *Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Linlin ZhangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Yifeng HuDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.ORCID 0009-0000-1078-7765
Yi YangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Xiaojie ShiState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases and Medical Innovation Center, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Chaohong LiuDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7028-4625
Rong WangDepartment of Blood Transfusion, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi 533099, China.
Zhichao MiaoShanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5777-9815
Yong YuDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5940-0602

Funding

National key R&D program of China 2021YFA1100903the Natural science foundation of china 82371736
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B-1a cells, a self-renewing B cell subset essential for innate immunity, produce natural IgM antibodies that defend against pathogens, yet mechanisms sustaining their maintenance during aging remain unclear. We report that aging B-1a cells exhibit hallmarks of decline, including DNA damage, apoptosis, and reduced proliferation, with striking sex-specific disparities: aged females retain higher B-1a cell numbers than males, correlating with enhanced glycolysis and chromatin accessibility. Motif analysis of accessible regions identified the transcription factor Bcl11a, which shows elevated chromatin accessibility and expression in aged female B-1a cells but declines in males.

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AgingB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCarrier ProteinsNuclear ProteinsAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDNA DamageFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutRepressor ProteinsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Bcl11a protein, mouseCarrier ProteinsNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTumor Suppressor Protein p53B-1a cellBcl11acell maintenanceimmune cell aginginnate immunity

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PMID40608674
PMCPMC12260582

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