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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
The murine low-affinity receptor for IgG, FcgammaRIIB, mediates inhibition of B cell receptor-triggered events in primary B cells. We investigated the expression of FcgammaRIIB on germinal center (GC) cells to better understand its role in memory B cell development. Immunohistological analyses demonstrated differential regulation of FcgammaRIIB on GC cells. Its levels are markedly down-regulated on GC B cells and up-regulated on follicular dendritic cells (FDC) at all times during the GC response. Analyses of surface expression of FcgammaRIIB by flow cytometry and FcgammaRIIB mRNA levels by RT-PCR analysis confirmed that this FcR is down-regulated in GC B cells. In mice lacking FcgammaRIIB, the development of the secondary FDC reticulum in GCs is substantially delayed, although the overall kinetics of the GC response are unaltered. These findings have direct implications for models proposed to account for the selection of high-affinity B cells in the GC and suggest a role for FcgammaRIIB in promoting the maturation of the FDC reticulum.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
169
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1859-68
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Dendritic Cells, Follicular, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Erythrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Germinal Center, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Models, Immunological, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Receptors, IgG, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Sheep, pubmed-meshheading:12165510-Staining and Labeling
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential expression of the inhibitory IgG Fc receptor FcgammaRIIB on germinal center cells: implications for selection of high-affinity B cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Kimmel Cancer Center and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.