Receptor-facilitated antigen presentation requires the recruitment of B cell linker protein to Igalpha

J Immunol. 2002 Mar 1;168(5):2127-38. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.5.2127.

Abstract

Ags that cross-link the B cell Ag receptor are preferentially and rapidly delivered to the MHC class II-enriched compartment for processing into peptides and subsequent loading onto MHC class II. Proper sorting of Ag/receptor complexes requires the recruitment of Syk to the phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif tyrosines of the B cell Ag receptor constituent Igalpha. We postulated that the Igalpha nonimmunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif tyrosines, Y(176) and Y(204), contributed to receptor trafficking. Igalpha(YDeltaF(176,204))/Igbeta receptors were targeted to late endosomes, but were excluded from the vesicle lumen and could not facilitate the presentation of Ag to T cells. Subsequent analysis demonstrated that phosphorylation of Y(176)/Y(204) recruited the B cell linker protein, Vav, and Grb2. Reconstitution of Igalpha(YDeltaF(176,204))/Igbeta with the B cell linker protein rescued both receptor-facilitated Ag presentation and entry into the MHC class II-enriched compartment. Thus, aggregation accelerates receptor trafficking by recruiting two separate signaling modules required for transit through sequential checkpoints.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing*
  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Animals
  • Antigen Presentation*
  • Antigens, CD / chemistry
  • Antigens, CD / genetics
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism*
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / ultrastructure
  • CD79 Antigens
  • Carrier Proteins / physiology*
  • Cell Cycle Proteins*
  • Endocytosis
  • Endosomes / metabolism
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Immunoelectron
  • Models, Immunological
  • Models, Molecular
  • Phosphoproteins / physiology*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphotyrosine / physiology
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / chemistry
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / genetics
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / physiology*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Antigens, CD
  • B cell linker protein
  • CD79 Antigens
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cd79a protein, mouse
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein
  • Grb2 protein, mouse
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Vav1 protein, mouse
  • Phosphotyrosine