B Cell and T Cell Maturation Flashcards
BCR complex includes
membrane-bound immunoglobulin (mIgM)
signaling chains CD79a and CD79b
earliest stage of antigen-independent B cell development
progenitor B cell stage (pro-B)
3 groups of pro-B cell
Early - express TdT alone
Intermediate - both TdT and CD45R
Late - CD45R, downregulated TdT
CD45R
receptor for growth and differentiation - remains expressed on surface throughout remainder of B-cell ontogeny
As B cells progress through pro-B cell stage -
rearrange Ig heave chain genes
begin to express CD43, CD19, RAG-1 and RAG2
As late pro-B pass into pre-B cell stage
downregulate TdT, RAG-1, RAG-2, and CD43 (regulates adhesion)
Pro-B cells also express c-Kit which
c-Kit which binds to stem-cell factor expressed on bone marrow stromal cells –> induces pro-B cells to proliferate and differentiate into pre-cursor B cells
CD43
pro-B cell - regulates adhesion
CD19
B cell co-receptor, works with CD21 and CD81
Pre-B cells can be divided into
large mitotically active pre-B and small non-dividing
both large and small pre-b express
Ig mu heavy chains in cytoplasm
pre-B cell receptor complex on surface
large pre-b cells have successfully
rearranged their Ig heavy chain genes
as pre-b pass from large to small
begin to rearrange Ig light chain genes and upregulate RAG1 and RAG2
Pre-b cells express
IL-7R and are stimulated to divide and differentiate using IL-7
secreted by bone marrow stromal cells
final stage B cell development
immature b-cell stage
immature b cells have successfully
rearranged their light chain gene and express IgM
expression immature B cells
RAG-1 and RAG-2 downregulated
Express IgM
As immature B cells develop into mature
begin to express both IgM and IgD
Then free to exit bone marrow and migrate to periphery
Go through transition stage
Cytokines required for B cell development
IL-7
Blys (B-lymphocyte stimulator) - important for survival of pre-immune B-cell stages
IL-4, IL-3 and low molecular weight B cell growth factor (L-BCGF) initiate B cell differentiation
transcription factors B cell development
E2A, EBF Pax5 Sox4 and LEF1 IRF4 and IRF8 Bcl-6
NOT Blimp-1 *supresses Bcl-6
E2A and EBF
coordinately activate early B-cell genes
Pax5
ensures development to B-cell lineages by restricting transcription of lineage inappropriate genes and activating expression of B-lineage signaling molecules
Sox4 and LEF1
promote survival and proliferation of pro-B cells