CD19 regulates innate immunity by the toll-like receptor RP105 signaling in B lymphocytes

Blood. 2003 Aug 15;102(4):1374-80. doi: 10.1182/blood-2002-11-3573. Epub 2003 Apr 24.

Abstract

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a major gram-negative bacterial component that stimulates innate immune response and also induces B-lymphocyte activation. Recent studies have revealed that common molecular patterns of microorganisms such as LPS are recognized by toll-like receptors (TLRs). B cells have 2 known TLRs that mediate LPS signaling, TLR4 and RP105 (CD180). While TLR4 is expressed on immune cells of various types, RP105 is preferentially expressed on mature B cells. Here we demonstrate that CD19 plays a major role in regulating signal transduction through RP105. Anti-RP105 ligation induced normal proliferation of B cells from mice deficient for MyD88, an adaptor protein that mediates most TLR pathways. By contrast, the loss of CD19 resulted in modest B-cell proliferation against anti-RP105 stimulation as well as LPS stimulation. LPS induced tyrosine phosphorylation of CD19, which was RP105-dependent but TLR4-independent. CD19 formed a complex with Lyn and Vav following RP105 ligation, and CD19 expression was required for optimal Lyn activation and Vav phosphorylation. Consistently, B cells deficient for CD19 exhibited specific defect in the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases following RP105 ligation and LPS stimulation. In contrast, CD19 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase independently regulated intracellular calcium mobilization induced by anti-RP105 stimulation. Thus, signaling through the B-cell-specific LPS receptor RP105 is uniquely regulated by the B-cell-specific signaling component, Lyn/CD19/Vav complex.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, CD / immunology*
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism
  • Antigens, CD19 / genetics
  • Antigens, CD19 / immunology*
  • Antigens, CD19 / metabolism
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • Calcium / chemistry
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / immunology
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / immunology*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C3H
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Oncogene Proteins / metabolism
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / immunology*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1*
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / immunology
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4
  • Toll-Like Receptors
  • Tyrosine / metabolism
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, CD19
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Ly78 protein, mouse
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Oncogene Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1
  • TIRAP protein, mouse
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4
  • Toll-Like Receptors
  • Vav1 protein, mouse
  • Tyrosine
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • lyn protein-tyrosine kinase
  • src-Family Kinases
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Calcium