title: Lymphoma models for B cell activation and tolerance. III. Cell cycle dependence for negative signalling of WEHI-231 B lymphoma cells by anti-mu.
abstract: WEHI-231 B lymphoma cells have proven to be a useful model for the regulation of growth of normal B cells by anti-Ig reagents. We previously reported that the growth of these lymphoma cells is inhibited by heterologous or monoclonal anti-mu or anti-kappa reagents. Such cells cease to incorporate thymidine within 24-48 h of exposure to anti-Ig reagents, but are not adversely affected by antibodies directed at either class I or class II histocompatibility antigens. In fact, cell cycle analysis revealed that anti-mu causes a block in the transition of these cells from G1 to S phase. To further study the mechanism of growth inhibition, we have purified lymphoma cells in G1 by centrifugal elutriation, or enriched WEHI-231 cells at the G1/S interface by treatment with hydroxyurea, and followed their progression through the cell cycle in the presence or absence of anti-mu. Our data show that WEHI-231 B lymphoma cells receive a negative signal early in G1, since delayed addition of anti-mu (to late G1 cells) leads to no alteration in cell cycle progression at 24 h, and exposure to anti-mu during S does not alter progress through DNA synthesis and mitosis. Moreover, exposure to anti-mu for only 2 h prevents purified G1 cells from entering their first S phase. The nature of the relevant processes in early G1 is discussed in terms of models of B cell activation and tolerance induction.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000502:physiology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000502:physiology*; D007399:Interphase; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; C044203:anti-IgM