Migration-dependent extrafollicular programming of pre-plasmablast age-associated B cells drives lupus pathogenesis
Taiichiro Shirai, Kentaro Kuzuya, Mizuki Kishi, Shinya Ichikawa, Shuhei Sakakibara, Akiko Nakai, Sarah Leach, Yu-Chen Liu, Daisuke Motooka, Daisuke Okuzaki, Masashi Narazaki, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Tomohiro Kurosaki, Jun Saegusa, Kazuhiro Suzuki
Taiichiro Shirai, Kentaro Kuzuya, Mizuki Kishi, Shinya Ichikawa, Shuhei Sakakibara, Akiko Nakai, Sarah Leach, Yu-Chen Liu, Daisuke Motooka, Daisuke Okuzaki, Masashi Narazaki, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Tomohiro Kurosaki, Jun Saegusa, Kazuhiro Suzuki
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Migration-dependent extrafollicular programming of pre-plasmablast age-associated B cells drives lupus pathogenesis

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibody production. Extrafollicular (EF) B cell responses contribute to SLE pathogenesis, with age-associated B cells (ABCs) giving rise to autoantibody-secreting plasmablasts (PBs). However, the migratory cues governing this EF trajectory remain unclear. Here, we identify a distinct ABC state with PB precursor characteristics (pre-PB ABCs) and reveal a migration-dependent program underlying their generation. Single-cell analysis of SLE patients and model mice showed that pre-PB ABCs were enriched in autoreactive clones and poised for PB differentiation. Their frequency correlated with autoantibody titers and disease activity, underscoring their pathogenic relevance. We further demonstrated that the oxysterol receptor EBI2 directed ABCs to EF niches within splenic bridging channels, promoting pre-PB ABC formation and autoreactive PB output. This process depended on the COMMD3/8 complex, a positive regulator of chemoattractant receptor signaling. Beyond EBI2-mediated ABC migration to EF niches, the COMMD3/8 complex was also required for trafficking of autoantibody-secreting cells to the bone marrow and infiltration of ABCs into the kidney. Accordingly, COMMD3/8 complex inhibition ameliorated disease in murine SLE models. These findings define a migration-dependent mechanism driving the EF differentiation of ABCs into autoreactive PBs and shaping the tissue distribution of pathogenic B cells, highlighting this program as a potential therapeutic target in SLE.

Authors

Taiichiro Shirai, Kentaro Kuzuya, Mizuki Kishi, Shinya Ichikawa, Shuhei Sakakibara, Akiko Nakai, Sarah Leach, Yu-Chen Liu, Daisuke Motooka, Daisuke Okuzaki, Masashi Narazaki, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Tomohiro Kurosaki, Jun Saegusa, Kazuhiro Suzuki

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