The peritoneal Ly-1 (CD5) B cell repertoire is unique among murine B cell repertoires - PubMed (original) (raw)

The peritoneal Ly-1 (CD5) B cell repertoire is unique among murine B cell repertoires

P A Lalor et al. Eur J Immunol. 1990 Mar.

Abstract

Ly-1 (CD5) B cells and conventional B cells represent two distinct lineages of murine B cells which are distinguishable by expression of surface molecules, organ location, ontogeny and development and antibody production in vivo. In order to assess whether the different developmental pathways of Ly-1 B cells and conventional B cells result in different antibody repertoires, we have used limiting dilution analyses to determine frequencies of B cells making antibodies capable of binding to a range of antigens including haptens, proteins, bacterial polysaccharides and bromelain-treated mouse red blood cells. Starting populations of B cells were purified from spleen, peritoneum and bone marrow of adult BALB/c mice or from spleens of newborn mice by use of the fluorescence-activated cell sorter. The peritoneal Ly-1 B cell repertoire was found to be different from that of conventional B cells, with between 5- and 100-fold higher frequencies of clones producing IgM antibodies capable of binding to the antigens tested. However, when tested, the majority of Ly-1 B cell anti-haptenic antibodies did not show the high affinity binding or fine specificity characteristics of specific antibodies elicited in immune responses in vivo. The high frequencies of antigen-reactive antibodies within the Ly-1 B repertoire are most likely explained by the presence of clones secreting low-affinity or multireactive antibodies. The Ly-1 B cell repertoire is not mirrored in repertoires from either newborn B cells or virgin B cells in adult bone marrow. Therefore, either Ly-1 B cells develop from distinct precursors with intrinsically different mechanisms of V gene usage and recombination, or newly formed Ly-1 B are heavily selected on specificity for entry into this peritoneal lineage. If the second alternative is true, bacterial antigens in the gut are not required for selection of this unique repertoire, as Ly-1 B cells in germ-free mice also show the multireactive repertoire characteristic of this B cell lineage in normal mice.

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The peritoneal Ly-1 (CD5) B cell repertoire is unique among murine B cell repertoires - PubMed (original) (raw)