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NATURE IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 9, Pages 1109-1117Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ni.3508
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI [25293116, 15K19138, 12J08178]
- Takeda Science Foundation
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H05206, 15K19138, 16K15295, 16H07238, 25293116, 12J08178] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Aberrant production of IgE antibodies can lead to allergic diseases. Normally, IgE(+) B cells rarely differentiate into memory B cells (B-mem) or long-lived plasma cells (LLPCs), as they only transiently participate in the germinal center (GC), but the mechanism behind this remains elusive. We found that membrane IgE (mIgE) autonomously triggered rapid plasma-cell differentiation and apoptosis independently of antigen or cellular context, predominantly through the mutually independent CD19-PI3K-Akt-IRF4 and BLNK-Jnk/p38 pathways, respectively, and we identified the ectodomains of mIgE as being responsible. Accordingly, deregulated GC IgE(+) B cell proliferation and prolonged IgE production with exaggerated anaphylaxis were observed in CD19- and BLNK-deficient mice. Our findings reveal an autonomous mIgE signaling mechanism that normally prevents IgE(+) B-mem and LLPC formation, providing insights into the molecular pathogenesis of allergic diseases.
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