title: Antigen receptor nonresponsiveness in chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells.
abstract: B chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) are clonal populations of mIgM+ or mIgM+/mIgD+ CD5+ B cells that appear to be arrested in the follicular mantle-zone B-cell stage. Functional analyses have shown two groups of B-CLL that can be distinguished based on their capacity to proliferate in response to B-cell antigen receptor complex (BCR) cross-linking. To investigate the molecular basis for this phenomenon, we have analyzed both architecture and functional properties of BCR complexes on these two groups of B-CLL. Both groups were found to express structurally similar BCR. However, protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) activity associated with and specific for BCR constituents was strongly diminished in nonresponsive B-CLL. Moreover, the PTK-dependent assembly of Shc/Grb2 complexes, which may couple the BCR to p21ras, was absent in these B-CLL. Finally, of all PTKs tested, the expression of PTK syk was found to be considerably lower in nonresponsive B-CLL. Thus, absence of mitogenic responses upon BCR cross-linking in particular B-CLL was found to be strictly correlated with diminished induction of BCR-associated PTK activity and lower levels of PTK syk. Because nonresponsive B-CLL closely resembles tolerant autoreactive B cells both functionally and biochemically, distinction between B-CLL with respect to functional properties in vitro may be determined by differences in antigen encounter in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Viro-Immunology and Immunohematology, Central Laboratory of the Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lankester
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: van Schijndel
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: van der Schoot
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: van Oers
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van Noesel
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: van Lier
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D051925:CD79 Antigens; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D051380:GRB2 Adaptor Protein; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D055765:Shc Signaling Adaptor Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000071425:Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1; D000072377:Syk Kinase
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D015703:Antigens, CD; D051925:CD79 Antigens; C497881:CD79A protein, human; C497883:CD79B protein, human; D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D051380:GRB2 Adaptor Protein; C495948:GRB2 protein, human; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011506:Proteins; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; C528024:SHC1 protein, human; D055765:Shc Signaling Adaptor Proteins; D000071425:Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1; D011494:Protein Kinases; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C000606896:SYK protein, human; D000072377:Syk Kinase; D002118:Calcium