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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 120, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2300099120
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B lymphocyte; signal-1; self-tolerance; cathepsin; CD40
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B cells that bind soluble autoantigens receive chronic signaling via the B cell receptor (signal-1) in the absence of strong costimulatory signals (signal-2), and this leads to their elimination in peripheral tissues. The factors determining the extent of soluble autoantigen-binding B cell elimination are not fully understood. We found that cathepsin B (Ctsb) promotes the elimination of B cells chronically exposed to signal-1. Ctsb acts extracellularly to reduce soluble autoantigen-binding B cell survival and its actions restrain CD40L-dependent pro-survival effects.
B cells that bind soluble autoantigens receive chronic signaling via the B cell receptor (signal-1) in the absence of strong costimulatory signals (signal-2), and this leads to their elimination in peripheral tissues. The factors determining the extent of soluble autoantigen-binding B cell elimination are not fully understood. Here we demonstrate that the elimination of B cells chronically exposed to signal-1 is promoted by cathepsin B (Ctsb). Using hen egg lysozyme-specific (HEL-specific) immunoglobulin transgenic (MD4) B cells and mice harboring circulating HEL, we found improved survival and increased proliferation of HEL-binding B cells in Ctsb-deficient mice. Bone marrow chimera experiments established that both hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic sources of Ctsb were sufficient to promote peripheral B cell deletion. The depletion of CD4+ T cells overcame the survival and growth advantage provided by Ctsb deficiency, as did blocking CD40L or removing CD40 from the chronically antigen-engaged B cells. Thus, we suggest that Ctsb acts extracellularly to reduce soluble autoantigen-binding B cell survival and that its actions restrain CD40L-dependent pro-survival effects. These findings identify a role for cell-extrinsic protease activity in establishing a peripheral self-tolerance checkpoint.
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