Heesters, B. A. and Das, A. and Chatterjee, P. (2014) Do follicular dendritic cells regulate lupus-specific B cells? Molecular Immunology, 62 (2). pp. 283-288.

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Abstract

The factors that allow self-reactive B cells to escape negative selection and become activated remain poorly defined. In this review we describe recently published results in which a B cell receptor-knock-in mouse strain specific for nucleolar self-antigens was bred with mice deficient in complement C4 and discuss the implications for the lupus field. Absence of C4 leads to a breakdown in the elimination of autoreactive B cell clones at the transitional stage. This is characterized by a relative increase in their response to a range of stimuli, entrance into follicles and a greater propensity to form self-reactive germinal centers. In this review, a model is proposed in which, in the absence of complement C4, inappropriate clearance of apoptotic debris promotes chronic activation of myeloid cells and follicular dendritic cells, resulting in secretion of Type I interferon. This allows for the maturation and activation of self-reactive B cell clones leading to increased spontaneous formation of germinal centers and subsequent generation of autoantibodies. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email alok@urdip.res.in
Date Deposited:	01 Apr 2015 09:17
Last Modified:	01 Apr 2015 09:17
URI:	http://rcb.sciencecentral.in/id/eprint/11

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