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B Cell Antigen Receptor: Structure and Function
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B Cell Antigen Receptor: Structure and Function

A special issue of Antibodies (ISSN 2073-4468).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2017) | Viewed by 6429

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Anthony DeFranco

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Interests: BCR signaling and function of TLRs

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Antibodies focuses on the structure and function of the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) and the pre-BCR. Authors will cover topics of current research related to receptor structure, receptor signaling, interactions with co-receptors, receptor expression and distribution on the cell surface, receptor internalization and functional consequences of receptor expression, signaling, and internalization of antigen. How BCR structure and signaling support the normal regulation of antibody production vs. dysregulated antibody production in autoimmune disease will also be considered.

Prof. Dr. Anthony DeFranco
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • BCR
  • Receptor signaling
  • B lymphocytes
  • Pre-BCR

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Modulation of BCR Signaling by the Induced Dimerization of Receptor-Associated SYK
by Mark L. Westbroek and Robert L. Geahlen
Antibodies 2017, 6(4), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/antib6040023 - 07 Dec 2017
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Clustering of the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) by polyvalent antigens is transmitted through the SYK tyrosine kinase to the activation of multiple intracellular pathways that determine the physiological consequences of receptor engagement. To explore factors that modulate the quantity and quality of [...] Read more.
Clustering of the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) by polyvalent antigens is transmitted through the SYK tyrosine kinase to the activation of multiple intracellular pathways that determine the physiological consequences of receptor engagement. To explore factors that modulate the quantity and quality of signals sent by the crosslinked BCR, we developed a novel chemical mediator of dimerization to induce clustering of receptor-associated SYK. To accomplish this, we fused SYK with E. coli dihydrofolate reductase (eDHFR), which binds the small molecule trimethoprim (TMP) with high affinity and selectivity and synthesized a dimer of TMP with a flexible linker. The TMP dimer is able to induce the aggregation of eDHFR-linked SYK in live cells. The induced dimerization of SYK bound to the BCR differentially regulates the activation of downstream transcription factors, promoting the activation of Nuclear Factor of Activated T cells (NFAT) without affecting the activation of NFκB. The dimerization of SYK enhances the duration but not the amplitude of calcium mobilization by enhancing the extent and duration of its interaction with the crosslinked BCR at the plasma membrane. Full article
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