Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 7, Pages 1947-1955Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838992
Keywords
B cells; MAPK; MHC class II; NFAT
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- Charite University Hospital, Berlin
- Duisburg-Essen University Hospital, Essen
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MHC class II (MHC-II) molecules are capable of transducing signals with the help of associated molecules. Although the search to find associated molecules over the past few years has been fruitful, it remains clear that not all signaling components and their mechanisms of action have been identified. in this study, we investigated calcium and MAPK signaling pathways using the BJAB and Raji human B cell lines. We demonstrate that calcium mobilization is an isotype-independent event that triggers the dephosphorylation of NFAT. We also show that BCR activation followed by MHC-II ligation increases the activation of NFAT. This signaling pathway differs from MHC-II-mediated\ MAP activation, where MEK1/2 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation are isotype-specific events, which correspond to the induction of c-Fos and formation of AP-1. Future studies should elucidate the intertwined, intricate signaling cascades triggered by BCR and MHC-II leading to humoral immune responses.
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