B cells suppress medullary granulopoiesis by an extracellular glycosylation-dependent mechanism

  1. Eric E Irons
  2. Melissa M Lee-Sundlov
  3. Yuqi Zhu
  4. Sriram Neelamegham
  5. Karin M Hoffmeister
  6. Joseph TY Lau  Is a corresponding author
  1. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States
  2. Blood Research Institute Versiti, United States
  3. University at Buffalo, United States

Abstract

The immune response relies on the integration of cell-intrinsic processes with cell-extrinsic cues. During infection, B cells vacate the marrow for emergency granulopoiesis. However, it is unclear if cross-talk between B cells and neutrophils also encourages B cell return to homeostasis. Here, we report that B cells remodel glycans on hematopoietic progenitors to suppress granulopoiesis. Human B cells secrete active ST6GAL1 sialyltransferase to modify the sialylation and Gr-1 expression of co-cultured with mouse hematopoietic progenitors. In mouse models, ST6GAL1 from B cells can alter the sialylation of bone marrow populations. Mature IgD+ B cells were enriched in sialylated bone marrow niches, suggesting a role in medullary extrinsic sialylation. Finally, ST6GAL1 expression in multiple myeloma cells negatively correlated with neutrophil abundance in human patients. Our results highlight the growing significance of extracellular glycoslytransferases as mediators of a novel glycan-dependent interaction between B cells and granulocytes.

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  1. Eric E Irons

    Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United States
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  2. Melissa M Lee-Sundlov

    Translational Glycomics Center, Blood Research Institute Versiti, Milwaukee, United States
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  3. Yuqi Zhu

    Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, United States
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  4. Sriram Neelamegham

    Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, United States
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  5. Karin M Hoffmeister

    Transfusion Medicine, Blood Research Institute Versiti, Milwaukee, United States
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  6. Joseph TY Lau

    Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United States
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (R01AI140736)

  • Joseph TY Lau

National Institutes of Health (R01HL089224)

  • Karin M Hoffmeister

National Institutes of Health (K12HL141954)

  • Joseph TY Lau

National Institutes of Health (K12HK141954)

  • Karin M Hoffmeister

National Cancer Institute (CA076056)

  • Joseph TY Lau

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: Roswell Park Institute of Animal Care and Use Committee approved maintenance of animals and all procedures used, under protocol 1071M.

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© 2019, Irons et al.

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  1. Eric E Irons
  2. Melissa M Lee-Sundlov
  3. Yuqi Zhu
  4. Sriram Neelamegham
  5. Karin M Hoffmeister
  6. Joseph TY Lau
(2019)
B cells suppress medullary granulopoiesis by an extracellular glycosylation-dependent mechanism
eLife 8:e47328.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47328

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