Molecular underpinning of B‐cell anergy
- 19 August 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Immunological Reviews
- Vol. 237 (1), 249-263
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-065x.2010.00936.x
Abstract
Summary: A byproduct of the largely stochastic generation of a diverse B‐cell specificity repertoire is production of cells that recognize autoantigens. Indeed, recent studies indicate that more than half of the primary repertoire consists of autoreactive B cells that must be silenced to prevent autoimmunity. While this silencing can occur by multiple mechanisms, it appears that most autoreactive B cells are silenced by anergy, wherein they populate peripheral lymphoid organs and continue to express unoccupied antigen receptors yet are unresponsive to antigen stimulation. Here we review molecular mechanisms that appear operative in maintaining the antigen unresponsiveness of anergic B cells. In addition, we present new data indicating that the failure of anergic B cells to mobilize calcium in response to antigen stimulation is not mediated by inactivation of stromal interacting molecule 1, a critical intermediary in intracellular store depletion‐induced calcium influx.Keywords
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