Selective Activation of Naïve B Cells with Unique Epitope Specificity Shapes Autoantibody Formation in Celiac Disease
Journal of autoimmunity(2024)
摘要
Many antibody responses induced by infection, vaccination or autoimmunity show signs of convergence across individuals with epitope-dependent selection of particular variable region gene segments and complementarity determining region 3 properties. However, not much is known about the relationship between antigen-specific effector cells and antigen-specific precursors present in the naïve B-cell repertoire. Here, we sought to address this relationship in the context of celiac disease, where there is a stereotyped autoantibody response against the enzyme transglutaminase 2 (TG2). By generating TG2-specific monoclonal antibodies from both duodenal plasma cells and circulating naïve B cells, we demonstrate a discord between the naïve TG2-specific repertoire and the cells that are selected for autoantibody production. Hence, the naïve repertoire does not fully reflect the epitope preference and gene usage observed for memory B cells and plasma cells. Instead, distinct naïve B cells that target particular TG2 epitopes appear to be selectively activated at the expense of TG2-binding B cells targeting other epitopes.
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Autoantibodies,Na & iuml,ve B cells,Plasma cells,Immunoglobulin repertoire,Celiac disease,IgA
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