title: Maturation decreases responsiveness of human bone marrow B lineage cells to stromal-derived factor 1 (SDF-1).
abstract: We compared the chemotactic responsiveness of different subsets of human B lineage cells to stromal derived factor-1 (SDF-1). High percentages (30-40% of input) of purified bone marrow progenitors including non-B lineage progenitors, pro-B cells, and pre-B cells migrated to SDF-1alpha, demonstrating that SDF-1 is an efficacious chemoattractant of these cells. Pro-B cells responded optimally to a lower concentration of SDF-1 than other subsets, demonstrating that SDF-1 is a more potent chemoattractant of this subset. A lower percentage (10-15% of input) of mature B lymphocytes migrated to SDF-1alpha than pro-B cells, demonstrating that responsiveness of B lineage cells to SDF-1 decreases during differentiation. Inhibition by anti-CXCR4 mAb demonstrated that migration of B lineage cells to SDF-1 was completely dependent on CXC chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4). Mature B cells expressed higher levels of CXCR4 receptors than uncommitted progenitors and pro-B cells, despite differences in responsiveness to SDF-1. CXCR4 receptors expressed by unresponsive and SDF-1-responsive B cells bound SDF-1alpha with similar affinities (K(D) = 1.7-3.3 x 10(-9) M). Therefore, elements downstream from CXCR4 appear to regulate responsiveness of B cells to SDF-1. We speculate that SDF-1 and CXCR4 direct migration of progenitor cells in microenvironments that promote B lymphopoiesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Center For Blood Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Fedyk
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ryyan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ritterman
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Springer
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D002465:Cell Movement; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C515255:CXCL12 protein, human; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4; D002118:Calcium