Ontogeny of mouse B lymphocytes and inactivation by antigen of early B lymphocytes.
AUTOR(ES)
Bruyns, C
RESUMO
Taking advantage of recent findings about membrane fluidity, we have studied and compared the biosynthetic capacities of fetal or neonatal mouse B (bone-marrow derived) lymphocytes (until 10 days after birth) and adult B lymphocytes. Although both early and adult lymphocytes can synthesize surface immunoglobulins, they have a different physiological behavior after interaction with a ligand (anti-immunoglobulin sera or antigen), either in vivo or in vitro. Fetal and neonatal lymphocytes bearing surface immunoglobulins do not reexpress their membrane receptors after capping and endocytosis promoted by anti-immunoglobulin sera. On the other hand, adult lymphocytes resynthesize completely their receptors after the same treatment. Furthermore, intrafetal injections of hemocyanin in pregnant mice lead to a striking decrease in the number of hemocyanin-binding cells. It seems plausible that this non-reexpression of surface immunoglobulins could be the first step in tolerance establishment.
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