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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
Mice deficient in sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor type 2 (S1P(2)) develop diffuse large B cell lymphoma. However, the role of S1P(2) in normal germinal center (GC) physiology is unknown. Here we show that S1P(2)-deficient GC B cells outgrew their wild-type counterparts in chronically established GCs. We found that antagonism of the kinase Akt mediated by S1P(2) and its downstream mediators G?(12), G?(13) and p115RhoGEF regulated cell viability and was required for growth control in chronically proliferating GCs. Moreover, S1P(2) inhibited GC B cell responses to follicular chemoattractants and helped confine cells to the GC. In addition, S1P(2) overexpression promoted the centering of activated B cells in the follicle. We suggest that by inhibiting Akt activation and migration, S1P(2) helps restrict GC B cell survival and localization to an S1P-low niche at the follicle center.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1529-2916
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
672-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
The sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor S1P? maintains the homeostasis of germinal center B cells and promotes niche confinement.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, San Francisco, California, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural