Interferon regulatory factors 4 and 8 induce the expression of Ikaros and Aiolos to down-regulate pre-B-cell receptor and promote cell-cycle withdrawal in pre-B-cell development.
Pre-B lymphocytes consist of 2 distinct cell populations: large pre-B and small pre-B. The large pre-B cells are newly generated pre-B cells that express pre-B-cell receptor (pre-BCR) on the surface and are highly proliferative; small pre-B cells are derived from large pre-B cells that have down-regulated pre-BCR and withdrawn from cell cycle. The molecular events that mediate the transition from cycling pre-B to small, resting pre-B have not been fully elucidated. Here, we show that interferon regulatory factors 4 and 8 (IRF4,8) suppress surrogate light chain expression and down-regulate pre-BCR in pre-B cells. Our studies further reveal that IRF4,8 induce the expression of Ikaros and Aiolos in pre-B cells, and reconstitution of expression of either one is sufficient to suppress surrogate light chain expression and down-regulate pre-BCR in pre-B cells lacking IRF4,8. Interestingly, our results also indicate that pre-B cells undergo growth inhibition and cell-cycle arrest in the presence of IRF4,8. Moreover, we provide evidence that Ikaros and Aiolos are indispensable for the down-regulation of pre-BCR and the cell-cycle withdrawal mediated by IRF4,8. Thus, IRF4,8 orchestrate the transition from large pre-B to small pre-B cells by inducing the expression of Ikaros and Aiolos.
Ma
Shibin
S
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5805, USA.
Pathak
Simanta
S
Trinh
Long
L
Lu
Runqing
R
D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015536:Down-Regulation; D051740:Ikaros Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050835:Interferon Regulatory Factors / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D054420:Pre-B Cell Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D000099185:Interferon Regulatory Factor-8; D000099218:Interferon Regulatory Factor-4
D051740:Ikaros Transcription Factor; D050835:Interferon Regulatory Factors; D054420:Pre-B Cell Receptors; D015534:Trans-Activators; D000099185:Interferon Regulatory Factor-8; D000099218:Interferon Regulatory Factor-4; C491396:Ikzf3 protein, mouse