Signals Controlling Peripheral B Cell Development, Selection, and Activation

M Schwartz - 2013 - digital.lib.washington.edu
Control of B cell development through transitional stages in the periphery is critical for the
proper maintenance and selection of mature, functional B cell subsets capable of mediating …

WASp-deficient B cells play a critical, cell-intrinsic role in triggering autoimmunity

S Becker-Herman, A Meyer-Bahlburg… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - rupress.org
Patients with the immunodeficiency Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) frequently develop
systemic autoimmunity. Here, we demonstrate that mutation of the WAS gene results in B …

Altered BCR and TLR signals promote enhanced positive selection of autoreactive transitional B cells in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

NS Kolhatkar, A Brahmandam, CD Thouvenel… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - rupress.org
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X-linked immunodeficiency disorder frequently
associated with systemic autoimmunity, including autoantibody-mediated cytopenias. WAS …

[HTML][HTML] CD4+ T cells and CD40 participate in selection and homeostasis of peripheral B cells

MA Schwartz, NS Kolhatkar, C Thouvenel… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Control of peripheral B cell development and homeostasis depends critically on coordinate
signals received through the BAFFRs and BCRs. The extent to which other signals …

N-wasp is essential for the negative regulation of B cell receptor signaling

C Liu, X Bai, J Wu, S Sharma, A Upadhyaya… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Negative regulation of receptor signaling is essential for controlling cell activation and
differentiation. In B-lymphocytes, the down-regulation of B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) …

In Vivo Chronic Stimulation Unveils Autoreactive Potential of Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome Protein-Deficient B Cells

MC Castiello, F Pala, L Sereni, E Draghici… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a primary immunodeficiency caused by mutations in the
gene encoding the hematopoietic-specific WAS protein (WASp). WAS is frequently …

The Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein is required for positive selection during T-cell lineage differentiation

M Pille, J Avila, GS Sanchez, G Goetgeluk… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X-linked primary immune deficiency caused by a
mutation in the WAS gene. This leads to altered or absent WAS protein (WASp) expression …

Optimal development of mature B cells requires recognition of endogenous antigens

M Noviski, C Tan, J Huizar, V Vykunta… - The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.aai.org
It has long been appreciated that highly autoreactive BCRs are actively removed from the
developing B cell repertoire by Ag-dependent receptor editing and deletion. However, there …

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) and N-WASP are critical for peripheral B-cell development and function

LS Westerberg, C Dahlberg, M Baptista… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
Abstract The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) is a key cytoskeletal regulator of
hematopoietic cells. Although WASP-knockout (WKO) mice have aberrant B-cell cytoskeletal …

[HTML][HTML] Signal integration during T lymphocyte activation and function: lessons from the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome

V Cotta-de-Almeida, L Dupré, D Guipouy… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Over the last decades, research dedicated to the molecular and cellular mechanisms
underlying primary immunodeficiencies (PID) has helped to understand the etiology of many …