The Transcription Factor Fli-1 Modulates Marginal Zone and Follicular B Cell Development in Mice

  • Zhang X
  • Moussa O
  • LaRue A
  • et al.
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Abstract

Fli-1 belongs to the Ets transcription factor family and is expressed primarily in hematopoietic cells, including most cells active in immunity. To assess the role of Fli-1 in lymphocyte development in vivo, we generated mice that express a truncated Fli-1 protein, lacking the C-terminal transcriptional activation domain (Fli-1ΔCTA). Fli-1ΔCTA/Fli-1ΔCTA mice had significantly fewer splenic follicular B cells, and an increased number of transitional and marginal zone B cells, compared with wild-type controls. Bone marrow reconstitution studies demonstrated that this phenotype is the result of lymphocyte intrinsic effects. Expression of Igα and other genes implicated in B cell development, including Pax-5, E2A, and Egr-1, are reduced, while Id1 and Id2 are increased in Fli-1ΔCTA/Fli-1ΔCTA mice. Proliferation of B cells from Fli-1ΔCTA/Fli-1ΔCTA mice was diminished, although intracellular Ca2+ flux in B cells from Fli-1ΔCTA/Fli-1ΔCTA mice was similar to that of wild-type controls after anti-IgM stimulation. Immune responses and in vitro class switch recombination were also altered in Fli-1ΔCTA/Fli-1ΔCTA mice. Thus, Fli-1 modulates B cell development both centrally and peripherally, resulting in a significant impact on the in vivo immune response.

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Zhang, X. K., Moussa, O., LaRue, A., Bradshaw, S., Molano, I., Spyropoulos, D. D., … Watson, D. K. (2008). The Transcription Factor Fli-1 Modulates Marginal Zone and Follicular B Cell Development in Mice. The Journal of Immunology, 181(3), 1644–1654. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.181.3.1644

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