Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2016
Abstract
YY1 has been implicated as a master regulator of germinal center B cell development as YY1 binding sites are frequently present in promoters of germinal center-expressed genes. YY1 is known to be important for other stages of B cell development including the pro-B and pre-B cells stages. To determine if YY1 plays a critical role in germinal center development, we evaluated YY1 expression during B cell development, and used a YY1 conditional knock-out approach for deletion of YY1 in germinal center B cells (CRE driven by the immunoglobulin heavy chain γ1 switch region promoter; γ1-CRE). We found that YY1 is most highly expressed in germinal center B cells and is increased 3 fold in splenic B cells activated by treatment with anti-IgM and anti-CD40. In addition, deletion of the yy1 gene by action of γ1-CRE recombinase resulted in significant loss of GC cells in both un-immunized and immunized contexts with corresponding loss of serum IgG1. Our results show a crucial role for YY1 in the germinal center reaction.
Recommended Citation
Banerjee, Anupam; Sindhava, Vishal; Vuyyuru, Raja; Jha, Vibha; Hodewadekar, Suchita; Manser, Tim; and Atchison, Michael L, "YY1 Is Required for Germinal Center B Cell Development." (2016). Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers. Paper 79.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mifp/79
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PubMed ID
27167731
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: PLoS One.
Volume 11, Issue 5, 1 May 2016, Article number e0155311.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155311
Copyright © 2016 Banerjee et al
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