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Author: Hodgkin, Philip × End date: 1999 × Start date: 1996 ×

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    B cell differentiation and isotype switching is related to division cycle number
    Hodgkin, PD ; Lee, JH ; Lyons, AB (ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS, 1996-07-01)
    The mature, resting immunoglobulin (Ig) M, IgD+ B lymphocyte can be induced by T cells to proliferate, switch isotype, and differentiate into Ig-secreting or memory cells. Furthermore, B cell activation results in the de novo expression or loss of a number of cell surface molecules that function in cell recirculation or further interaction with T cells. Here, a novel fluorescent technique reveals that T-dependent B cell activation induces cell surface changes that correlate with division cycle number. Furthermore, striking stepwise changes are often centered on a single round of cell division. Particularly marked was the consistent increase in IgG1+ B cells after the second division cycle, from an initial level of < 3% IgG1+ to a plateau of approximately 40% after six cell divisions. The relationship between the percentage of IgG1+ B cells and division number was independent of time after stimulation, indicating a requirement for cell division in isotype switching. IgD expression became negative after four divisions, and a number of changes centered on the sixth division, including the loss of IgM, CD23, and B220. The techniques used here should prove useful for tracking other differentiation pathways and for future analysis of the molecular events associated with stepwise differentiation at the single cell level.
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    Generation of splenic follicular structure and B cell movement in tumor necrosis factor-deficient mice
    Cook, MC ; Körner, H ; Riminton, DS ; Lemckert, FA ; Hasbold, J ; Amesbury, M ; Hodgkin, PD ; Cyster, JG ; Sedgwick, JD ; Basten, A (ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS, 1998-10-19)
    Secondary lymphoid tissue organogenesis requires tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and lymphotoxin alpha (LTalpha). The role of TNF in B cell positioning and formation of follicular structure was studied by comparing the location of newly produced naive recirculating and antigen-stimulated B cells in TNF-/- and TNF/LTalpha-/- mice. By creating radiation bone marrow chimeras from wild-type and TNF-/- mice, formation of normal splenic B cell follicles was shown to depend on TNF production by radiation-sensitive cells of hemopoietic origin. Reciprocal adoptive transfers of mature B cells between wild-type and knockout mice indicated that normal follicular tropism of recirculating naive B cells occurs independently of TNF derived from the recipient spleen. Moreover, soluble TNF receptor-IgG fusion protein administered in vivo failed to prevent B cell localization to the follicle or the germinal center reaction. Normal T zone tropism was observed when antigen-stimulated B cells were transferred into TNF-/- recipients, but not into TNF/LTalpha-/- recipients. This result appeared to account for the defect in isotype switching observed in intact TNF/LTalpha-/- mice because TNF/LTalpha-/- B cells, when stimulated in vitro, switched isotypes normally. Thus, TNF is necessary for creating the permissive environment for B cell movement and function, but is not itself responsible for these processes.