title: The motheaten mutation rescues B cell signaling and development in CD45-deficient mice.
abstract: The cytosolic SHP-1 and transmembrane CD45 protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTP) play critical roles in regulating signal transduction via the B cell antigen receptor (BCR). These PTPs differ, however, in their effects on BCR function. For example, BCR-mediated mitogenesis is essentially ablated in mice lacking CD45 (CD45(-)), but is enhanced in SHP-1-deficient motheaten (me) and viable motheaten (mev) mice. To determine whether these PTPs act independently or coordinately in modulating the physiologic outcome of BCR engagement, we assessed B cell development and signaling in CD45-deficient mev (CD45-/SHP-1-) mice. Here we report that the CD45-/SHP-1-) cells undergo appropriate induction of protein kinase activity, mitogen-activated protein kinase activation, and proliferative responses after BCR aggregation. However, BCR-elicited increases in the tyrosine phosphorylation of several SHP-1-associated phosphoproteins, including CD19, were substantially enhanced in CD45-/SHP-1-, compared to wild-type and CD45- cells. In addition, we observed that the patterns of cell surface expression of mu, delta, and CD5, which distinguish the PTP-deficient from normal mice, are largely restored to normal levels in the double mutant animals. These findings indicate a critical role for the balance of SHP-1 and CD45 activities in determining the outcome of BCR stimulation and suggest that these PTPs act in a coordinate fashion to couple antigen receptor engagement to B cell activation and maturation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 1J3, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pani
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Siminovitch
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Paige
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018941:Antigens, CD19 / Q000378:metabolism; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D010766:Phosphorylation; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11; D053824:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000502:physiology*; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000502:physiology; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018941:Antigens, CD19; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D014443:Tyrosine; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11; D053824:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; C516725:Ptpn11 protein, mouse; C509248:Ptpn6 protein, mouse