title: BAFFled B cells survive and thrive: roles of BAFF in B-cell development.
abstract: Interactions of BAFF (B-cell activating factor) with BAFF-R, one of three BAFF-binding receptors that are preferentially expressed on B cells, are essential for B-cell development, because defects in either the ligand or the receptor arrest progression from immature type-1 B cells to type-2 cells and mature cells; B1 B cells are unaffected. Transgenic BAFF overexpression leads to B-cell hyperplasia and autoimmune disease. In vitro, BAFF increases survival of immature and mature B cells; immature B cells also mature polyclonally to mature B cells, without proliferation. Upon BAFF-influenced differentiation, immature B cells change their surface-IgM signal transduction machinery and proliferate rather than undergoing apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, University of Basel and Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Antonius G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Rolink
authors.forename: Fritz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Melchers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor; D053265:B-Cell Activation Factor Receptor; D053301:B-Cell Maturation Antigen; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000502:physiology*; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000502:physiology; D053303:Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor Protein; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor; D053265:B-Cell Activation Factor Receptor; D053301:B-Cell Maturation Antigen; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; C486361:Tnfrsf13b protein, mouse; C486662:Tnfrsf13c protein, mouse; C490176:Tnfrsf17 protein, mouse; C505720:Tnfsf13b protein, mouse; D053303:Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor Protein; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha