Msk. Choi et al., INDUCTION OF NF-AT IN NORMAL B-LYMPHOCYTES BY ANTIIMMUNOGLOBULIN OR CD40 LIGAND IN CONJUNCTION WITH IL4, Immunity, 1(3), 1994, pp. 179-187
We show here that ligation of surface immunoglobulin or CD40 receptors
in conjunction with interleukin-4 induces the nuclear factor of activ
ated T cells (NF-AT) in normal murine B cells, which is inhibited by c
yclosporin (CsA). Lipopolysaccharide, which activates B cells by a Ca2
+-independent, CsA-resistant pathway, does not induce NF-AT. The NF-AT
complex in T cells and B cells appears to be identical, comprising bo
th Fos and Jun proteins and the 120 kDa cytosolic component of NF-AT (
NF-AT(p)). Our transfection experiments using a trimerized NF-AT site
linked to the minimal IL-2 promotor driving luciferase activity demons
trate that NF-AT is functional in A20 B-lymphoma cells. These results
therefore suggest that the induction of NF-AT forms part of the B cell
response to both cross-linking antigens and T cell-generated signals.