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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 134, Issue 1 101-107, Copyright © 1985 by American Association of Immunologists

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B cell activation. VI. Effects of exogenous diglyceride and modulators of phospholipid metabolism suggest a central role for diacylglycerol generation in transmembrane signaling by mIg

KM Coggeshall and JC Cambier

Previous evidence indicates that in vitro activators of protein kinase C, such as phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), are able to induce early activation events in murine B cells, including membrane depolarization and increased I-A antigen expression. These same events are induced by specific antigen and anti-receptor antibody. This evidence suggests that protein kinase C activation may be an important intermediary event in mIg-mediated transmembrane signaling. Previously, investigators have suggested that protein kinase C activation is regulated by a novel second messenger, diacylglycerol (DG), and DG is generated by phosphatidylinositol (PI) hydrolysis after receptor-ligand interaction in many systems. In view of this concept, we examined the effects of nonspecific activators and inhibitors of DG production and DG itself on membrane potential and levels of I-A antigen expression in murine B cells. Our results indicate that exposure to DG, or induction of DG production by treatment of B cells with exogenous phospholipase C, results in depolarization and increased I-A antigen expression similar to that induced by anti-receptor antibody and specific antigen. Furthermore, we demonstrate that depolarization and increased I-A expression induced by anti-receptor antibody is blocked under conditions in which DG production is inhibited. As expected, based on its direct activation of protein kinase C, PMA stimulation is unaffected by this inhibition. These results support our earlier hypothesis that occupancy of antigen receptors on B cells is linked to subsequent activation events by PI hydrolysis, DG generation, and protein kinase C activation.


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