The Journal of Immunology, Vol 146, Issue 7 2075-2082, Copyright © 1991 by American Association of Immunologists

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Modeling of T cell contact-dependent B cell activation. IL-4 and antigen receptor ligation primes quiescent B cells to mobilize calcium in response to Ia cross-linking

JC Cambier, DC Morrison, MM Chien and KR Lehmann
Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.

The generation of antibody secretory cells from resting B lymphocytes after immunization with most protein Ag requires B cell signaling by Ag, direct Th cell contact and lymphokines. Previous studies suggest that cell contact-mediated signals may be transduced by Ia after Ia binding by alpha beta TCR and/or CD4. Seemingly inconsistent with this concept are findings that cross-linking of Ia molecules on quiescent B cells leads to cAMP generation that is antagonistic for B cell mitogenesis. Here we show that ligand binding to IL-4 and Ag receptors on quiescent B cells induce transition of these cells into a competent state in which Ia molecules transduce signals via a distinct mechanism. This mechanism involves the tyrosine kinase-dependent activation of phospholipase C leading to Ca2+ mobilization from intracellular stores and the extracellular space. This competence, which is seen within 4 h of priming, is not simply a function of increased Ia expression by the B cell because the response can be induced by cross-linking of less than 5% of cell surface Ia molecules on primed cells. Finally, cross- linking of Ia molecules leads to more than fivefold greater increase in [Ca2+]i than is induced by membrane Ig ligation. These findings are consistent with alpha beta TCR/CD4 delivery via Ia of proliferative signals mediated by tyrosine kinase activation, phosphoinositide hydrolysis and Ca2+ mobilization.

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