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Download filePlasmodium-specific atypical memory B cells are short-lived activated B cells
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posted on 2020-09-07, 11:29 authored by Damián Mazliah, Peter J Gardner, Edina Schweighoffer, Sarah McLaughlin, Caroline Hosking, Irene Tumwine, Randall S Davis, Alexandre J Potocnik, Victor Tybulewicz, Jean LanghorneA subset of atypical memory B cells accumulates in malaria and several infections, autoimmune disorders and aging in both humans and mice. It has been suggested these cells are exhausted long-lived memory B cells, and their accumulation may contribute to poor acquisition of long-lasting immunity to certain chronic infections, such as malaria and HIV. Here, we generated an immunoglobulin heavy chain knock-in mouse with a BCR that recognizes MSP1 of the rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium chabaudi. In combination with a mosquito-initiated P. chabaudi infection, we show that Plasmodium-specific atypical memory B cells are short-lived and disappear upon natural resolution of chronic infection. These cells show features of activation, proliferation, DNA replication, and plasmablasts. Our data demonstrate that Plasmodium-specific atypical memory B cells are not a subset of long-lived memory B cells, but rather short-lived activated cells, and part of a physiologic ongoing B-cell response.
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FCRL5Plasmodiumage-associated B cellsatypical memory B cellsimmunologyinfectious diseaseinflammationmalariamicrobiologymosquitomouseAnimalsB-Lymphocyte SubsetsB-LymphocytesFlow CytometryGene Knock-In TechniquesImmunoglobulin GImmunologic MemoryMalariaMerozoite Surface Protein 1Mice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLPlasmodium chabaudiRodent DiseasesLanghorne FC001101Tybulewicz FC001194FC-ackBRF-ackCB-ackAS-ack0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology