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- Title
Constitutive CD40 signaling in B cells selectively activates the noncanonical NF-kappaB pathway and promotes lymphomagenesis.
- Authors
Hömig-Hölzel, Cornelia; Hojer, Caroline; Rastelli, Julia; Casola, Stefano; Strobl, Lothar J; Müller, Werner; Quintanilla-Martinez, Leticia; Gewies, Andreas; Ruland, Jürgen; Rajewsky, Klaus; Zimber-Strobl, Ursula
- Abstract
CD40, a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family, plays an essential role in T cell-dependent immune responses. Because CD40 is widely expressed on the surface of tumor cells in various B cell malignancies, deregulated CD40 signaling has been suggested to contribute to lymphomagenesis. In this study, we show that B cell-specific expression of a constitutively active CD40 receptor, in the form of a latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1)/CD40 chimeric protein, promoted an increase in the number of follicular and marginal zone B cells in secondary lymphoid organs in transgenic mice. The B cells displayed an activated phenotype, prolonged survival and increased proliferation, but were significantly impaired in T cell-dependent immune responses. Constitutive CD40 signaling in B cells induced selective and constitutive activation of the noncanonical NF-kappaB pathway and the mitogen-activated protein kinases Jnk and extracellular signal-regulated kinase. LMP1/CD40-expressing mice older than 12 mo developed B cell lymphomas of mono- or oligoclonal origin at high incidence, thus showing that the interplay of the signaling pathways induced by constitutive CD40 signaling is sufficient to initiate a tumorigenic process, ultimately leading to the development of B cell lymphomas.
- Publication
The Journal of experimental medicine, 2008, Vol 205, Issue 6, p1317
- ISSN
1540-9538
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1084/jem.20080238