TY - JOUR
T1 - B-to plasma-cell terminal differentiation entails oxidative stress and profound reshaping of the antioxidant responses
AU - Bertolotti, Milena
AU - Yim, Sun Hee
AU - Garcia-Manteiga, Jose M.
AU - Masciarelli, Silvia
AU - Kim, Yoo Jin
AU - Kang, Min Hee
AU - Iuchi, Yoshihito
AU - Fujii, Junichi
AU - Vené, Roberta
AU - Rubartelli, Anna
AU - Rhee, Sue Goo
AU - Sitia, Roberto
PY - 2010/10/15
Y1 - 2010/10/15
N2 - Limited amounts of reactive oxygen species are necessary for cell survival and signaling, but their excess causes oxidative stress. H2O 2 and other reactive oxygen species are formed as byproducts of several metabolic pathways, possibly including oxidative protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum. B-to plasma-cell differentiation is characterized by a massive expansion of the endoplasmic reticulum, finalized to sustain abundant immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis and secretion. The increased production of disulfide-rich Ig might cause oxidative stress that could serve signaling roles in the differentiation and lifespan control of antibody-secreting cells. Here we show that terminal B-cell differentiation entails redox stress, NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) activation, and reshaping of the antioxidant responses. However, plasma-cell differentiation was not dramatically impaired in peroxiredoxin (Prx)1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-, glutathione peroxidase 1-, and Nrf2-knockout splenocytes, suggesting redundancy and robustness in antioxidant systems. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident Prx4 increases dramatically during differentiation. In its absence, IgM secretion was not significantly affected, but more high-molecular-weight covalent complexes accumulated intracellularly. Our results suggest that the early intracellular production of H 2O2 facilitates B-cell proliferation and reveal a role for the Nrf2 pathway in the differentiation and function of IgM-secreting cells.
AB - Limited amounts of reactive oxygen species are necessary for cell survival and signaling, but their excess causes oxidative stress. H2O 2 and other reactive oxygen species are formed as byproducts of several metabolic pathways, possibly including oxidative protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum. B-to plasma-cell differentiation is characterized by a massive expansion of the endoplasmic reticulum, finalized to sustain abundant immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis and secretion. The increased production of disulfide-rich Ig might cause oxidative stress that could serve signaling roles in the differentiation and lifespan control of antibody-secreting cells. Here we show that terminal B-cell differentiation entails redox stress, NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) activation, and reshaping of the antioxidant responses. However, plasma-cell differentiation was not dramatically impaired in peroxiredoxin (Prx)1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-, glutathione peroxidase 1-, and Nrf2-knockout splenocytes, suggesting redundancy and robustness in antioxidant systems. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident Prx4 increases dramatically during differentiation. In its absence, IgM secretion was not significantly affected, but more high-molecular-weight covalent complexes accumulated intracellularly. Our results suggest that the early intracellular production of H 2O2 facilitates B-cell proliferation and reveal a role for the Nrf2 pathway in the differentiation and function of IgM-secreting cells.
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U2 - 10.1089/ars.2009.3079
DO - 10.1089/ars.2009.3079
M3 - Article
C2 - 20486764
AN - SCOPUS:77956301804
VL - 13
SP - 1133
EP - 1144
JO - Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
JF - Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
SN - 1523-0864
IS - 8
ER -