B cell adapter for PI 3-kinase (BCAP) coordinates antigen internalization and trafficking through the B cell receptor

Sci Adv. 2024 Nov 15;10(46):eadp1747. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adp1747. Epub 2024 Nov 15.

Abstract

B cell adapter for PI 3-kinase (BCAP) is an adaptor molecule associated with signaling through multiple immune receptors, including the B cell receptor (BCR). However, B cell-intrinsic role of BCAP in antibody responses is unclear. We investigated the role of BCAP in B cell response to viral particles and found a previously unidentified mechanism by which BCAP regulates antigen-specific responses. B cell-specific deletion of BCAP in mice leads to decreases in antigen-specific responses through defects in BCR-antigen endocytosis. BCAP is necessary to orchestrate actin reorganization around the antigen for efficient endocytosis through BCR and intracellular processing of antigens. Therefore, loss of BCAP from B cells leads to defects in antigen endocytosis, hampering the propagation of antigen-derived signals and decreasing the ability of B cells to present antigens to T cells. Thus, our study clarifies how BCAP regulates B cell responses to complex antigens and elucidates that antigen positioning inside B cells determines different B cell activation outcomes.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing* / genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing* / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Antigen Presentation / immunology
  • Antigens / immunology
  • Antigens / metabolism
  • B-Lymphocytes* / immunology
  • B-Lymphocytes* / metabolism
  • Endocytosis*
  • Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Protein Transport
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell* / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Pik3ap1 protein, mouse
  • Antigens