title: Regulation of B cell development by Notch/RBP-J signaling.
abstract: RBP-J is an essential signal mediator of all four Notches in nuclei. Loss-of-function analyses clearly show the crucial roles of RBP-J in commitment of T cells versus B cells as well as MZ B cells versus Fo B cells. Such Notch/RBP-J regulation of dichotomic differentiation steps in lymphocyte is reminiscent of the development of sensory organ precursors (SOPs) in Drosophila. Studies on RBP-J conditional knockout mice that have lost MZ B cells without affecting Fo B cell functions have shown that MZ B cells play pivotal roles in immune responses to blood-borne bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanigaki
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Tasuku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honjo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D019070:Cell Lineage; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051819:Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051819:Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C497571:Rbpj protein, mouse; D051880:Receptors, Notch