Establishing the Molecular Mechanisms of BCR Endocytosis

建立 BCR 内吞作用的分子机制

基本信息

批准号：
8072067
负责人：
James R Drake
金额：
$ 37.74万
依托单位：
ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2007-06-01 至 2014-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8072067
关键词：
Address Affect Affinity Antibody Formation Antigen Presentation Pathway Antigens Autoimmunity B-Cell Activation B-Lymphocytes Biological Models Cell Communication Cell membrane Cell surface Cells Cellular biology Clathrin Clear Cell Complex Cytoplasmic Tail Development Endocytosis Event Generations Goals ITAM Immunobiology Immunologic Memory Laboratories Lead Ligands Ligation Mediating Membrane Membrane Lipids Membrane Microdomains Molecular Mus Pathway interactions Peptides Phosphorylation Population Positioning Attribute Process Publishing Receptor Signaling Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell Relative (related person)Reporting Research Personnel Research Proposals Role Signal Transduction Surface Antigens System T-Lymphocyte TFAP2A gene Testing Ubiquitination Vaccines Work antigen processing base coated pit crosslink improved novel receptor internalization receptor mediated endocytosis receptor-mediated signaling tool trafficking ubiquitin ligase

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): B cell receptor (BCR)-mediated antigen internalization is the first step in the pathway of antigen processing and presentation, a phenomenon which is essential for cognate B cell-T cell interactions, B cell activation and establishment of immunological memory. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the internalization of antigen-BCR (Ag-BCR) complexes remain ill defined, so much so that even the identity of the endocytosis motifs within the cytoplasmic domains of the BCR remain essentially uncharacterized. Therefore, the overall goals of this proposal are to establish the mechanisms of Ag-BCR internalization under different conditions of BCR ligation and cross-linking, and determine how modulation of the pathway of Ag-BCR endocytosis impacts important events such BCR-mediated antigen processing and presentation. Based on published work from this and other laboratories, we hypothesize that Ag-BCR internalization occurs via two distinct endocytic gateways, clathrin coated pits and plasma membrane lipid rafts, and that the level of engagement of these two distinct gateways depends upon the level of BCR cross-linking and BCR signaling-induced changes in the activity of BCR endocytosis motifs. Moreover, we propose that modulation of the relative roles of each of these gateways in Ag-BCR internalization will affect the mechanism of antigen processing and presentation. To test this hypothesis we will perform EM analysis of native membranes to determine the level of Ag-BCR internalization via plasma membrane clathrin coated pits and lipid rafts under different conditions of BCR ligation (Aim 1), identify and characterize the endocytosis motif(s) within the cytoplasmic tail of the BCR and determine the impact of signaling-induced BCR phosphorylation on endocytosis motif activity (Aim 2), and establish the impact of the mechanism of internalization on Ag-BCR ubiquitination (a novel phenomenon recently reported by our laboratory) as well as the intracellular trafficking, processing and presentation of internalized Ag-BCR complexes (Aim 3). Successful completion of these studies will result in a better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of BCR-mediated antigen internalization, processing and presentation. Moreover, application of these findings will allow for the development of improved vaccines and approaches to control autoimmunity.

描述（由申请人提供）：B 细胞受体 (BCR) 介导的抗原内化是抗原加工和呈递途径的第一步，这种现象对于同源 B 细胞-T 细胞相互作用、B 细胞激活和抗原的建立至关重要。免疫记忆。然而，抗原-BCR (Ag-BCR) 复合物内化的细胞和分子机制仍然不明确，甚至 BCR 细胞质域内的内吞基序的身份也基本上没有被表征。因此，该提案的总体目标是建立不同BCR连接和交联条件下Ag-BCR内化的机制，并确定Ag-BCR内吞作用途径的调节如何影响BCR介导的抗原加工等重要事件和演示。根据该实验室和其他实验室发表的工作，我们假设 Ag-BCR 内化通过两个不同的内吞网关（网格蛋白包被的凹坑和质膜脂筏）发生，并且这两个不同网关的参与水平取决于 BCR 的水平交联和 BCR 信号传导诱导的 BCR 内吞基序活性变化。此外，我们认为调节这些网关在 Ag-BCR 内化中的相对作用将影响抗原加工和呈递的机制。为了检验这一假设，我们将对天然膜进行 EM 分析，以确定不同 BCR 连接条件下通过质膜网格蛋白包被的凹坑和脂筏的 Ag-BCR 内化水平（目标 1），识别和表征内吞基序BCR 的细胞质尾部内，确定信号传导诱导的 BCR 磷酸化对内吞基序活性的影响（目标 2），并建立内化机制对内吞作用的影响Ag-BCR 泛素化（我们实验室最近报告的一种新现象）以及内化 Ag-BCR 复合物的细胞内运输、加工和呈递（目标 3）。成功完成这些研究将有助于更好地了解 BCR 介导的抗原内化、加工和呈递的细胞和分子机制。此外，这些发现的应用将有助于开发改进的疫苗和控制自身免疫的方法。