Protein kinase Cδ is essential for the IgG response against T cell-independent type 2 antigens and commensal bacteria

  1. Saori Fukao
  2. Kei Haniuda
  3. Hiromasa Tamaki
  4. Daisuke Kitamura  Is a corresponding author
  1. Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Abstract

Antigens (Ags) with multivalent and repetitive structure elicit IgG production in a T cell-independent manner. However, the mechanisms by which such T cell-independent type-2 (TI-2) Ags induce IgG responses remain obscure. Here we report that BCR engagement with a TI-2 Ag but not with a T cell-dependent (TD) Ag was able to induce the transcription of Aicda encoding activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) and efficient class switching to IgG3 upon co-stimulation with IL-1 or IFN-α in mouse B cells. TI-2 Ags strongly induced the phosphorylation of protein kinase C (PKC)δ and PKCδ mediated the Aicda transcription through the induction of BATF, the key transcriptional regulator of Aicda. In PKCδ-deficient mice, production of IgG was intact against TD Ag but abrogated against typical TI-2 Ags as well as commensal bacteria, and experimental disruption of the gut epithelial barrier resulted in fatal bacteremia. Thus, our results have revealed novel molecular requirements for class-switching in the TI-2 response and highlighted its importance in homeostatic commensal-specific IgG production.

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  1. Saori Fukao

    Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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  2. Kei Haniuda

    Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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  3. Hiromasa Tamaki

    Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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  4. Daisuke Kitamura

    Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists,19K16700)

  • Saori Fukao

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Animal experimentation: All mice were maintained in the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) mouse facility under specific pathogen-free conditions. Mouse procedures were performed under protocols approved by the TUS Animal Care and Use Committee (Approval No.: S19017, S20011).

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© 2021, Fukao et al.

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  1. Saori Fukao
  2. Kei Haniuda
  3. Hiromasa Tamaki
  4. Daisuke Kitamura
(2021)
Protein kinase Cδ is essential for the IgG response against T cell-independent type 2 antigens and commensal bacteria
eLife 10:e72116.
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