The Journal of Immunology, Vol 144, Issue 9 3272-3280, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists

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Membrane IgM and IgD molecules fail to transduce Ca2+ mobilizing signals when expressed on differentiated B lineage cells

LB Justement, J Wienands, J Hombach, M Reth and JC Cambier
Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.

We have measured Ca2+ mobilization in a panel of B lineage cell lines after stimulation with anti-Ig to assess whether membrane Ig transduces a functional signal in cells that are representative of immature, mature, or terminally differentiated stages. For these studies, three transfected cell lines which express the same IgM molecule (300-19 microns lambda 36/8, K46-17 microns lambda, and J558L microns lambda 3) as well as two lines expressing an identical IgD molecule (K46 delta m2.6 and J558L delta m8.8) were used. Cross-linking of membrane Ig on IgM+ or IgD+ lymphomas (K46-17 microns lambda or K46 delta m2.6) resulted in a Ca2+ mobilization response that is similar to that seen in mature, resting B cells. Both intracellular release and extracellular influx of Ca2+ were observed. In contrast, ligation of membrane Ig on an IgM+ pre-B cell line (300 - 19 microns lambda 36/8) induced extracellular influx of Ca2+ but no detectable intracellular release. Finally, cross-linking of membrane Ig on IgM+ or IgD+ plasmacytomas (J558L microns 3 or J558L delta m8.8) or an IgD+ B cell hybridoma (B1.8.delta 1) expressing an endogenous Ig gene, did not result in a detectable Ca2+ mobilization response. Importantly, stimulation of cells with the GTP-binding protein activator, aluminum fluoride, resulted in a comparable Ca2+ mobilization response in all cell lines. In view of the fact that aluminum fluoride induced a Ca2+ response in the terminally differentiated B cell lines, J558L microns 3, J558L delta m8.8, and B1.8.delta 1, it is likely that there is an alteration in the signal transduction cascade at some point proximal to GTP binding protein activation. This finding suggests that differentiation of the B cell is accompanied by the loss or alteration of one or more components that couple membrane Ig to subsequent signal transduction elements. Finally, it has previously been demonstrated that the IgM+ cell lines described above, express the recently described membrane Ig-associated protein, B34. Thus, it is apparent based on the fact that the J558L microns 3 cell line does not mobilize Ca2+ after stimulation with anti-Ig, that coexpression of B34 in association with membrane Ig does not constitute a functional receptor complex capable of activating GTP-binding proteins that in turn regulate Ca2+ mobilization.

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