The Syk-binding Ubiquitin Ligase c-Cbl Mediates Signaling-dependent B Cell Receptor Ubiquitination and B Cell Receptor-mediated Antigen Processing and Presentation.

B cell receptor (BCR)-mediated antigen (Ag) processing and presentation lead to B cell-T cell interactions, which support affinity maturation and immunoglobulin class switching. These interactions are supported by generation of peptide-MHC class II complexes in multivesicular body-like MIIC compartments of B cells. Previous studies have shown that trafficking of Ag·BCR ...
complexes to MVB-like MIIC occurs via an ubiquitin-dependent pathway and that ubiquitination of Ag·BCR complexes occurs by an Src family kinase signaling-dependent mechanism that is restricted to lipid raft-resident Ag·BCR complexes. This study establishes that downstream Syk-dependent BCR signaling is also required for BCR ubiquitination and BCR-mediated antigen processing and presentation. Knockdown studies reveal that of the two known Syk-binding E3 ubiquitin ligases c-Cbl and Cbl-b, only c-Cbl appears to have a central role in BCR ubiquitination, trafficking to MIIC, and ubiquitin-dependent BCR-mediated antigen processing and presentation. These results establish the novel role for Syk signaling and the Syk-binding ubiquitin ligase c-Cbl in the BCR-mediated processing and presentation of cognate antigen and define one mechanism by which antigen-induced BCR ubiquitination is modulated to impact the initiation and maturation of the humoral immune response.
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: May. 11, 2012
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