Ligand-induced desensitization of B-cell membrane immunoglobulin-mediated Ca2+ mobilization and protein kinase C translocation.

AUTOR(ES)

Cambier, J

RESUMO

Binding of ligand to B-cell membrane immunoglobulin (mIg) can lead to activation of a number of distinct biologic responses, including altered expression of genes encoding c-fos, c-myc, and Ia, as well as proliferation and immunologic tolerance. Tolerance could reflect a functional uncoupling of receptors from systems that generate intracellular second messengers (i.e., receptor desensitization). To better understand the molecular basis of immune regulation, we examined the ability of mIg to function as a signal transducer after the cell's initial contact with mIg-binding ligand. The results show that ligand binding to as little as 2-10% of mIgM or mIgD renders the cell unresponsive to ligand binding to the reciprocal isotype as judged by Ca2+ mobilization and protein kinase C translocation responses. This heterologous receptor desensitization lasts longer than 24 hr and does not reflect loss of receptor from the cell surface. Studies with the calcium ionophore ionomycin, 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol, and the protein kinase inhibitor staurosporine indicate that both protein kinase C-dependent and protein kinase C-independent (staurosporine-insensitive) mechanisms mediate heterologous desensitization after mIg crosslinking.

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