Author:
Vadakumchery Anila,Faraidun Hemin,Ayoubi Omar El,Outaleb Issame,Schmid Vera,Abdelrasoul Hend,Amendt Timm,Khadour Ahmad,Setz Corinna,Göhring Katharina,Lodd Karoline,Hitzing Christoffer,Alkhatib Alabbas,Bilal Mayas,Benckendorff Julian,Al Shugri Abdul Kader,Brakebusch Cord Herbert,Engels Niklas,Datta Moumita,Hobeika Elias,Alsadeq Ameera,Jumaa Hassan
Abstract
The generation, differentiation, survival and activation of B cells are coordinated by signals emerging from the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) or its precursor, the pre-BCR. The adaptor protein SLP65 (also known as BLNK) is an important signaling factor that controls pre-B cell differentiation by down-regulation of PI3K signaling. Here, we investigated the mechanism by which SLP65 interferes with PI3K signaling. We found that SLP65 induces the activity of the small GTPase RHOA, which activates PTEN, a negative regulator of PI3K signaling, by enabling its translocation to the plasma membrane. The essential role of RHOA is confirmed by the complete block in early B cell development in conditionalRhoA-deficient mice. TheRhoA-deficient progenitor B cells showed defects in activation of immunoglobulin gene rearrangement and fail to survive bothin vitroandin vivo. Reconstituting theRhoA-deficient cells withRhoAorFoxo1, a transcription factor repressed by PI3K signaling and activated by PTEN, completely restores the survival defect. However, the defect in differentiation can only be restored byRhoAsuggesting a unique role for RHOA in B cell generation and selection. In full agreement, conditional RhoA-deficient mice develop increased amounts of autoreactive antibodies with age. RHOA function is also required at later stage, as inactivation ofRhoAin peripheral B cells or in a transformed mature B cell line resulted in cell loss. Together, these data show that RHOA is the key signaling factor for B cell development and function by providing a crucial SLP65-activated link between BCR signaling and activation of PTEN. Moreover, the identified essential role of RHOA for the survival of transformed B cells offers the opportunity for targeting B cell malignancies by blocking RHOA function.
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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