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The sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor S1P₂ maintains the homeostasis of germinal center B cells and promotes niche confinement.

Nature immunology | 2011

Mice deficient in sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor type 2 (S1P(2)) develop diffuse large B cell lymphoma. However, the role of S1P(2) in normal germinal center (GC) physiology is unknown. Here we show that S1P(2)-deficient GC B cells outgrew their wild-type counterparts in chronically established GCs. We found that antagonism of the kinase Akt mediated by S1P(2) and its downstream mediators Gα(12), Gα(13) and p115RhoGEF regulated cell viability and was required for growth control in chronically proliferating GCs. Moreover, S1P(2) inhibited GC B cell responses to follicular chemoattractants and helped confine cells to the GC. In addition, S1P(2) overexpression promoted the centering of activated B cells in the follicle. We suggest that by inhibiting Akt activation and migration, S1P(2) helps restrict GC B cell survival and localization to an S1P-low niche at the follicle center.

Pubmed ID: 21642988 RIS Download

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL044907
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: HL65590
  • Agency: NIAID NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 AI045073-10
  • Agency: NIAID NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 AI045073
  • Agency: Intramural NIH HHS, United States
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL065590
  • Agency: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: HL44907
  • Agency: NIAID NIH HHS, United States
    Id: AI45073

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