B Cell Antigen Receptor Signal Strength and Peripheral B Cell Development are Regulated by a 9-O-Acetyl Sialic Acid Esterase

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Cariappa, Annaiah
Takematsu, Hiromu
Liu, Haoyuan
Diaz, Sandra
Haider, Khaleda
Kalloo, Geetika
Varki, Nissi
Varki, Ajit
Boboila, Cristian
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Cariappa, Annaiah, Hiromu Takematsu, Haoyuan Liu, Sandra Diaz, Khaleda Haider, Cristian Boboila, Geetika Kalloo, et al. 2009. B cell antigen receptor signal strength and peripheral B cell development are regulated by a 9-O-acetyl sialic acid esterase. Journal of Experimental Medicine 206(1): 125-138.Abstract
We show that the enzymatic acetylation and deacetylation of a cell surface carbohydrate controls B cell development, signaling, and immunological tolerance. Mice with a mutation in sialate:O-acetyl esterase, an enzyme that specifically removes acetyl moieties from the 9-OH position of α2–6-linked sialic acid, exhibit enhanced B cell receptor (BCR) activation, defects in peripheral B cell development, and spontaneously develop antichromatin autoantibodies and glomerular immune complex deposits. The 9-O-acetylation state of sialic acid regulates the function of CD22, a Siglec that functions in vivo as an inhibitor of BCR signaling. These results describe a novel catalytic regulator of B cell signaling and underscore the crucial role of inhibitory signaling in the maintenance of immunological tolerance in the B lineage.Other Sources
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