Notch signaling induces a transcriptionally permissive state at the Complement C3d Receptor 2 (CR2) promoter in a pre-B cell model.

Ng HL., Taylor RL., Cheng J., Abraham LJ., Quail E., Cruickshank MN., Ulgiati D.

During mammalian lymphoid development, Notch signaling is necessary at multiple stages of T lymphopoiesis, including lineage commitment, and later stages of T cell effector differentiation. In contrast, outside of a defined role in the development of splenic marginal zone B cells, there is conflicting evidence regarding whether Notch signaling plays functional roles in other B cell sub-populations. Complement receptor 2 (CR2) modulates BCR-signaling and is tightly regulated throughout differentiation. During B lymphopoiesis, CR2 is detected on immature and mature B cells with high surface expression on marginal zone B cells. Here, we have explored the possibility that Notch regulates human CR2 transcriptional activity using in vitro models including a co-culture system, co-transfection gene reporters and chromatin accessibility assays. We provide evidence that Notch signaling regulates CR2 promoter activity in a mature B cell line, as well as the induction of endogenous CR2 mRNA in a non-expressing pre-B cell line. The dynamics of endogenous gene activation suggests additional unidentified factors are required to mediate surface CR2 expression on immature and mature B lineage cells.

DOI

10.1016/j.molimm.2020.10.001

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2020-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

128

Pages

150 - 164

Total pages

14

Keywords

B cells, Complement, Gene regulation, Human, Molecular biology, Transcription factors, B-Lymphocytes, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Cell Line, Tumor, Chromatin, Coculture Techniques, Complement C3d, Humans, K562 Cells, Lymphocyte Activation, Lymphopoiesis, Precursor Cells, B-Lymphoid, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Receptors, Complement 3d, Receptors, Notch, Signal Transduction, Transcription, Genetic

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