title: The role of receptors for complement in the induction of polyclonal B-cell proliferation and differentiation.
abstract: A panel of monoclonal antibodies and ligands that bind to the CR1 or CR2 complement receptors of B cells has been used to investigate the role of these membrane molecules in regulating B-cell proliferation and differentiation. When CR2 was modulated from the surface of B cells by treatment with the HB-5 antibody and a secondary goat anti-mouse immunoglobulin antibody, Epstein-Barr virus-induced polyclonal B-cell proliferation and immunoglobulin production were inhibited by 83 and 90%, respectively. In contrast, modulation of other cell surface molecules, HB-2, B1, and the C3b receptor (CR1), or pretreatment of B cells with C3d,g (a CR2 ligand) or HB-5 antibody, alone minimally inhibited these responses. Neither the HB-5 antibody C3d,g, nor a monoclonal antibody (YZ-1) reactive with CR1 induced resting B cells to proliferate, nor did they alter anti-mu antibody-induced proliferation. Similarly, treatment with C3d,g or with the HB-5 or YZ-1 antibodies did not induce B cells to secrete immunoglobulin or affect pokeweed mitogen-induced plasma-cell formation. Whereas CR2 appears to be the functionally relevant receptor for Epstein-Barr virus on B cells, the effects of ligand interactions with CR1 and CR2 on normal B-cell proliferation or differentiation remain unidentified.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D004261:DNA Replication; D006801:Humans; D007152:Immunologic Capping; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D011951:Receptors, Complement / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D011951:Receptors, Complement