Autoreactive MZ and B-1 B-cell activation by Faslpr is coincident with an increased frequency of apoptotic lymphocytes and a defect in macrophage clearance
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Autoreactive MZ and B-1 B-cell activation by Faslpr is coincident with an increased frequency of apoptotic lymphocytes and a defect in macrophage clearance
Abstract
Murine autoreactive anti-Smith (Sm) B cells are negatively regulated by anergy and developmental arrest, but are also positively selected into the marginal zone (MZ) and B-1 B-cell populations. Despite positive selection, anti-Sm production occurs only in autoimmune-prone mice. To investigate autoreactive B-cell activation, an anti-Sm transgene was combined with the lpr mutation, a mutation of the proapoptotic gene Fas (Fas(lpr)), on both autoimmune (MRL) and nonautoimmune backgrounds. Fas(lpr) induces a progressive and autoantigen-specific loss of anti-Sm MZ and B-1 B cells in young adult Fas(lpr) and MRL/Fas(lpr) mice that does not require that Fas(lpr) be B-cell intrinsic. This loss is accompanied by a bypass of the early pre-plasma cell (PC) tolerance checkpoint. Although the MRL bkg does not lead to a progressive loss of anti-Sm MZ or B-1 B cells, it induces a robust bypass of the early pre-PC tolerance checkpoint. Fas(lpr) mice have a high frequency of apoptotic lymphocytes in secondary lymphoid tissues and a macrophage defect in apoptotic cell phagocytosis. Since Sm is exposed on the surface of apoptotic cells, we propose that anti-Sm MZ and B-1 B-cell activation is the result of a Fas(lpr)-induced defect in apoptotic cell clearance.
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