Cutting edge: the PI3K p110δ is required for down-regulation of Rag expression in immature B cells

M Llorian, Z Stamataki, S Hill, M Turner… - The Journal of …, 2007 - journals.aai.org
M Llorian, Z Stamataki, S Hill, M Turner, IL Mårtensson
The Journal of Immunology, 2007journals.aai.org
At the immature B cell stage the BCR signals the down-regulation of the RAG genes and Ig L
chain (LC) allelic and isotype exclusion. The signaling pathway that regulates these events
is poorly characterized. We demonstrate that immature B cells from mice deficient in the
PI3K catalytic subunit p110δ fail to suppress RAG expression and inappropriately
recombine κ and λ LC loci. In addition, in the presence of the autoantigen, clonal deletion
and receptor editing still takes place, demonstrating that these processes are independent of …
Abstract
At the immature B cell stage the BCR signals the down-regulation of the RAG genes and Ig L chain (LC) allelic and isotype exclusion. The signaling pathway that regulates these events is poorly characterized. We demonstrate that immature B cells from mice deficient in the PI3K catalytic subunit p110δ fail to suppress RAG expression and inappropriately recombine κ and λ LC loci. In addition, in the presence of the autoantigen, clonal deletion and receptor editing still takes place, demonstrating that these processes are independent of p110δ. These results demonstrate a role for p110δ in the regulation of RAG gene expression and thereby LC allelic/isotype exclusion.
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