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Article: Galectin 1 Modulates Plasma Cell Homeostasis and Regulates the Humoral Immune Response.
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ABSTRACT: Galectin-1 (GAL1) is an S-type lectin with multiple functions, including the control of B cell homeostasis. GAL1 expression was reported to be under the control of the plasma cell master regulator BLIMP-1. GAL1 was detected at the protein level in LPS-stimulated B cells and was shown to promote Ig secretion in vitro. However, the pattern of GAL1 expression and function of GAL1 in B cells in vivo are still unclear. In this study, we show that, among B cells, GAL1 is only expressed by differentiating plasma cells following T-dependent or T-independent immunization. Using GAL1-deficient mice we demonstrate that GAL1 expression is required for the maintenance of Ag-specific Ig titers and Ab-secreting cell numbers. Using an in vitro differentiation assay we find that GAL1-deficient plasmablasts can develop normally but die rapidly, through caspase 8 activation, under serum starvation-induced death conditions. TUNEL assays show that in vivo-generated GAL1-deficient plasma cells exhibit an increased sensitivity to apoptosis. Taken together, our data indicate that endogenous GAL1 supports plasma cell survival and participates in the regulation of the humoral immune response.The Journal of Immunology 04/2013; · 5.79 Impact Factor -
Article: Structural basis for galectin-1-dependent pre-B cell receptor (pre-BCR) activation.
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ABSTRACT: During B cell differentiation in the bone marrow, the expression and activation of the pre-B cell receptor (pre-BCR) constitutes a crucial checkpoint for B cell development. Both constitutive and ligand-dependent pre-BCR activation modes have been described. The pre-BCR is constituted of an immunoglobulin heavy chain (Igμ) and of a surrogate light chain (SLC) composed of the invariant λ5 and VpreB proteins. We previously showed that Galectin-1 (GAL1), produced by bone marrow stromal cells, is a pre-BCR ligand that induces receptor clustering, leading to efficient pre-BII cell proliferation and differentiation. GAL1 interacts with the pre-BCR via the unique region of λ5 (λ5-UR). Here we investigated the solution structure of a minimal λ5-UR motif that interacts with GAL1. This motif adopts a stable helical conformation that docks onto a GAL1 hydrophobic surface adjacent to its carbohydrate-binding site (CBS). We identified key hydrophobic residues from the λ5-UR as crucial for the interaction with GAL1 and for pre-BCR clustering. These residues involved in GAL1-induced pre-BCR activation are different to those essential for autonomous receptor activation. Overall, our results indicate that constitutive and ligand-induced pre-BCR activation could occur in a complementary manner.Journal of Biological Chemistry 11/2012; · 4.77 Impact Factor -
Article: JAM-B regulates maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow.
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ABSTRACT: In adult mammals, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside in the bone marrow (BM) and are maintained in a quiescent and undifferentiated state through adhesive interactions with specialized microenvironmental niches. Although junctional adhesion molecule-C (JAM-C) is expressed by HSCs, its function in adult hematopoiesis remains elusive. Here, we show that HSCs adhere to JAM-B expressed by BM stromal cells in a JAM-C dependent manner. The interaction regulates the interplay between HSCs and BM stromal cells as illustrated by the decreased pool of quiescent HSCs observed in jam-b deficient mice. We further show that this is probably because of alterations of BM stromal compartments and changes in SDF-1α BM content in jam-b(-/-) mice, suggesting that JAM-B is an active player in the maintenance of the BM stromal microenvironment.Blood 08/2011; 118(17):4609-19. · 9.90 Impact Factor -
Article: Galectin-1-expressing stromal cells constitute a specific niche for pre-BII cell development in mouse bone marrow.
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ABSTRACT: In the bone marrow (BM), stromal cells constitute a supportive tissue indispensable for the generation of pro-B/pre-BI, pre-BII, and immature B lymphocytes. IL-7-producing stromal cells constitute a cellular niche for pro-B/pre-BI cells, but no specific stromal cell microenvironment was identified for pre-BII cells expressing a functional pre-B cell receptor (pre-BCR). However expression of the pre-BCR represents a crucial checkpoint during B-cell development. We recently demonstrated that the stromal cell derived-galectin1 (GAL1) is a ligand for the pre-BCR, involved in the proliferation and differentiation of normal mouse pre-BII cells. Here we show that nonhematopoietic osteoblasts and reticular cells in the BM express GAL1. We observed that pre-BII cells, unlike the other B-cell subsets, were specifically localized in close contact with GAL1(+) reticular cells. We also determined that IL-7(+) and GAL1(+) cells represent 2 distinct mesenchymal populations with different BM localization. These results demonstrate the existence of a pre-BII specific stromal cell niche and indicate that early B cells move from IL-7(+) to GAL1(+) supportive BM niches during their development.Blood 06/2011; 117(24):6552-61. · 9.90 Impact Factor -
Article: Osteoclast activity modulates B-cell development in the bone marrow.
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ABSTRACT: B-cell development is dependent on the interactions between B-cell precursors and bone marrow stromal cells, but the role of osteoclasts (OCLs) in this process remains unknown. B lymphocytopenia is a characteristic of osteopetrosis, suggesting a modulation of B lymphopoiesis by OCL activity. To address this question, we first rescued OCL function in osteopetrotic oc/oc mice by dendritic cell transfer, leading to a restoration of both bone phenotype and B-cell development. To further explore the link between OCL activity and B lymphopoiesis, we induced osteopetrosis in normal mice by injections of zoledronic acid (ZA), an inhibitor of bone resorption. B-cell number decreased specifically in the bone marrow of ZA-treated mice. ZA did not directly affect B-cell differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis, but induced a decrease in the expression of CXCL12 and IL-7 by stromal cells, associated with reduced osteoblastic engagement. Equivalent low osteoblastic engagement in oc/oc mice confirmed that it resulted from the reduced OCL activity rather than from a direct effect of ZA on osteoblasts. These dramatic alterations of the bone microenvironment were disadvantageous for B lymphopoiesis, leading to retention of B-cell progenitors outside of their bone marrow niches in the ZA-induced osteopetrotic model. Altogether, our data revealed that OCLs modulate B-cell development in the bone marrow by controlling the bone microenvironment and the fate of osteoblasts. They provide novel basis for the regulation of the retention of B cells in their niche by OCL activity.Cell Research 02/2011; 21(7):1102-15. · 8.19 Impact Factor -
Article: Galectin-1 is a powerful marker to distinguish chondroblastic osteosarcoma and conventional chondrosarcoma.
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ABSTRACT: The clinical management of osteosarcoma differs significantly from that of chondrosarcoma; therefore, it is extremely important to diagnose these 2 types of bone tumor accurately. In the absence of a specific marker, differential diagnosis by histochemistry is sometimes impossible, especially between chondroblastic osteosarcoma and conventional chondrosarcoma. We analyzed 165 bone sarcomas by immunohistochemical staining of tissue microarrays for expression of the galectin-1 (GAL1) lectin and by Western blot experiments. We found that GAL1 was abundant in normal human osteoblasts from benign proliferations and in osteosarcomas, including chondroblastic osteosarcomas, but not in chondrosarcomas. There was a highly significant statistical difference in the percentage of stained cells (P < 10(-4)) and in the staining intensity (P < 10(-3)) of chondroblastic osteosarcomas compared to conventional chondrosarcomas. This discriminatory potential of GAL1 staining for osteosarcoma-derived tumors was confirmed by Western blotting. We propose a diagnostic test for bone tumors that takes into account the optimal discriminative values for the percentage of cells stained and the intensity of staining. The positive and negative predictive values were 85.7% (trust interval of 63.7%-97%) and 90% (trust interval of 80%-95.9%), respectively, demonstrating the pertinence of the test. Altogether, our data indicate that GAL1 is a powerful diagnostic marker that distinguishes chondroblastic osteosarcomas from conventional chondrosarcomas.Human pathology 09/2010; 41(9):1220-30. · 3.03 Impact Factor -
Article: NMR and MD investigations of human galectin-1/oligosaccharide complexes.
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ABSTRACT: The specific recognition of carbohydrates by lectins plays a major role in many cellular processes. Galectin-1 belongs to a family of 15 structurally related beta-galactoside binding proteins that are able to control a variety of cellular events, including cell cycle regulation, adhesion, proliferation, and apoptosis. The three-dimensional structure of galectin-1 has been solved by x-ray crystallography in the free form and in complex with various carbohydrate ligands. In this work, we used a combination of two-dimensional NMR titration experiments and molecular-dynamics simulations with explicit solvent to study the mode of interaction between human galectin-1 and five galactose-containing ligands. Isothermal titration calorimetry measurements were performed to determine their affinities for galectin-1. The contribution of the different hexopyranose units in the protein-carbohydrate interaction was given particular consideration. Although the galactose moiety of each oligosaccharide is necessary for binding, it is not sufficient by itself. The nature of both the reducing sugar in the disaccharide and the interglycosidic linkage play essential roles in the binding to human galectin-1.Biophysical Journal 12/2009; 97(12):3168-77. · 3.65 Impact Factor -
Article: Impaired B-cell development at the pre-BII-cell stage in galectin-1-deficient mice due to inefficient pre-BII/stromal cell interactions.
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ABSTRACT: Activation of the pre-B-cell receptor (pre-BCR) in the bone marrow depends on both tonic and ligand-induced signaling and leads to pre-BII-cell proliferation and differentiation. Using normal mouse bone marrow pre-BII cells, we demonstrate that the ligand-induced pre-BCR activation depends on pre-BCR/galectin-1/integrin interactions leading to pre-BCR clustering at the pre-BII/stromal cell synapse. In contrast, heparan sulfates, shown to be pre-BCR ligands in mice, are not implicated in pre-BCR relocalization. Inhibition of pre-BCR/galectin-1/integrin interactions has functional consequences, since pre-BII-cell proliferation and differentiation are impaired in an in vitro B-cell differentiation assay, without affecting cellular apoptosis. Most strikingly, although galectin-1-deficient mice do not show an apparent B-cell phenotype, the kinetics of de novo B-cell reconstitution after hydroxyurea treatment indicates a specific delay in pre-BII-cell recovery due to a decrease in pre-BII-cell differentiation and proliferation. Thus, although it remains possible that the pre-BCR interacts with other ligands, these results highlight the role played by the stromal cell-derived galectin-1 for the efficient development of normal pre-BII cells and suggest the existence of pre-BII-specific stromal cell niches in normal bone marrow.Blood 04/2009; 113(23):5878-86. · 9.90 Impact Factor -
Article: Autosomal primary immunodeficiencies affecting human bone marrow B‐cell differentiation
Immunological Reviews 09/2008; 178(1):91 - 98. · 11.15 Impact Factor -
Article: Determination of the Primary Structure of a Mouse IgG2a Immunoglobulin
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ABSTRACT: The amino acid sequence of the light chain of the mouse monoclonal MOPC 173 immunoglobulin molecule (IgG2a,x) is presented. This kappa chain contains 214 residues. Comparisons of this sequence with murine kappa chains already published by other workers bring a confirmation of the large size of the murine Vx chain pool. A complete identity was found with the constant region of the light chain of MOPC 21 from residue 97 to residue 214.European Journal of Biochemistry. 06/2008; 59(2):525 - 537. -
Article: Fetal versus Adult PreB or B Cells: The Human VH Repertoirea
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 06/2008; 764(1):231 - 241. · 3.15 Impact Factor -
Article: Follicular lymphoma-like B cells in healthy individuals: a novel intermediate step in early lymphomagenesis.
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ABSTRACT: Follicular lymphoma is one of the most common adult lymphoma, and remains virtually incurable despite its relatively indolent nature. t(14;18)(q32;q21) translocation, the genetic hallmark and early initiating event of follicular lymphoma (FL) pathogenesis, is also present at low frequency in the peripheral blood of healthy individuals. It has long been assumed that in healthy individuals t(14;18) is carried by circulating quiescent naive B cells, where its oncogenic potential would be restrained. Here, we question this current view and demonstrate that in healthy individuals, t(14;18) is actually carried by an expanding population of atypical B cells issued from germinal centers, displaying genotypic and phenotypic features of FL, and prone to constitute potent premalignant FL niches. These findings strongly impact both on the current understanding of disease progression and on the proper handling of t(14;18) frequency in blood as a potential early biomarker for lymphoma.Journal of Experimental Medicine 11/2006; 203(11):2425-31. · 13.85 Impact Factor -
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Journal of Experimental Medicine 10/2006; 203(11):2563-2563. · 13.85 Impact Factor -
Article: Clustering of pre-B cell integrins induces galectin-1-dependent pre-B cell receptor relocalization and activation.
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ABSTRACT: Interactions between B cell progenitors and bone marrow stromal cells are essential for normal B cell differentiation. We have previously shown that an immune developmental synapse is formed between human pre-B and stromal cells in vitro, leading to the initiation of signal transduction from the pre-BCR. This process relies on the direct interaction between the pre-BCR and the stromal cell-derived galectin-1 (GAL1) and is dependent on GAL1 anchoring to cell surface glycosylated counterreceptors, present on stromal and pre-B cells. In this study, we identify alpha(4)beta(1) (VLA-4), alpha(5)beta(1) (VLA-5), and alpha(4)beta(7) integrins as major GAL1-glycosylated counterreceptors involved in synapse formation. Pre-B cell integrins and their stromal cell ligands (ADAM15/fibronectin), together with the pre-BCR and GAL1, form a homogeneous lattice at the contact area between pre-B and stromal cells. Moreover, integrin and pre-BCR relocalizations into the synapse are synchronized and require actin polymerization. Finally, cross-linking of pre-B cell integrins in the presence of GAL1 is sufficient for driving pre-BCR recruitment into the synapse, leading to the initiation of pre-BCR signaling. These results suggest that during pre-B/stromal cell synapse formation, relocalization of pre-B cell integrins mediated by their stromal cell ligands drives pre-BCR clustering and activation, in a GAL1-dependent manner.The Journal of Immunology 08/2006; 177(2):796-803. · 5.79 Impact Factor -
Article: The chemosensitivity to therapy of childhood early B acute lymphoblastic leukemia could be determined by the combined expression of CD34, SPI-B and BCR genes.
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ABSTRACT: We have identified genes differentially expressed in childhood early B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at diagnosis, according to chemosensitivity. Chemosensitive (M1) and chemoresistant (M3) patients present <5% and >25% of residual leukemic blasts at 21 days of treatment, respectively. The expression profiles of 4205 genes for 32 patients included in the FRALLE93 protocol have been determined using microarray. From differential analysis, CD34, SPI-B and BCR distinguished M1 from M3 patients using microarray and RT-PCR data. Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and cross-validation show that the combined expression of these three genes classify and predict correctly around 90% and 80% of patients, respectively.Leukemia Research 06/2006; 30(6):665-76. · 2.92 Impact Factor -
Article: Initiation of pre-B cell receptor signaling: common and distinctive features in human and mouse.
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ABSTRACT: B cell development in the bone marrow is a highly regulated process and expression of a functional pre-BCR represents a crucial checkpoint, common to human and mouse. In this review, we discuss pre-BCR analogies and differences between the two species leading to pre-B cell differentiation and proliferation. In addition, the mechanisms triggering pre-BCR activation are reviewed, taking into account the recent report of heparan sulfates and galectin 1 as stromal cell-derived pre-BCR ligands. Finally, ligand-induced pre-BCR activation models are proposed on the bases of the differences reported for pre-BCR and IL7 dependencies in the two species.Seminars in Immunology 03/2006; 18(1):56-66. · 6.39 Impact Factor -
Article: Macrophage activation syndrome mimicking life-threatening infection in a patient with variable immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomalies.
PEDIATRICS 11/2004; 114(4):1127. · 4.47 Impact Factor -
Article: Defective B-cell-negative selection and terminal differentiation in the ICF syndrome.
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ABSTRACT: Immunodeficiency, centromeric region instability, and facial anomalies (ICF) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease. Mutations in the DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B) gene are responsible for most ICF cases reported. We investigated the B-cell defects associated with agammaglobulinemia in this syndrome by analyzing primary B cells from 4 ICF patients. ICF peripheral blood (PB) contains only naive B cells; memory and gut plasma cells are absent. Naive ICF B cells bear potentially autoreactive long heavy chain variable regions complementarity determining region 3's (V(H)CDR3's) enriched with positively charged residues, in contrast to normal PB transitional and mature B cells, indicating that negative selection is impaired in patients. Like anergic B cells in transgenic models, newly generated and immature B cells accumulate in PB. Moreover, these cells secrete immunoglobulins and exhibit increased apoptosis following in vitro activation. However, they are able to up-regulate CD86, indicating that mechanisms other than anergy participate in silencing of ICF B cells. One patient without DNMT3B mutations shows differences in immunoglobulin E (IgE) switch induction, suggesting that immunodeficiency could vary with the genetic origin of the syndrome. In this study, we determined that negative selection breakdown and peripheral B-cell maturation blockage contribute to agammaglobulinemia in the ICF syndrome.Blood 05/2004; 103(7):2683-90. · 9.90 Impact Factor -
Article: Binding of free immunoglobulin light chains to VpreB3 inhibits their maturation and secretion in chicken B cells.
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ABSTRACT: The VpreB3 gene product was first characterized as an immunoglobulin (Ig) mu heavy chain-binding protein in mouse precursor B (pre-B) cells. Although its function is unknown, it has been proposed to participate in the assembly and transport of the pre-B cell receptor. We have identified a VpreB3 orthologous gene in chicken that is located close to the immunoglobulin light chain (LC) gene cluster and specifically expressed in the bursa of Fabricius. By overexpressing VpreB3 in the DT40 IgM(+) immature chicken B cell line, we have characterized VpreB3 as an endoplasmic reticulum-resident glycoprotein that binds preferentially to free IgLC. However, binding to IgHC is observed in IgLC-deficient DT40 cells. Interaction of VpreB3 with free IgLC is partly covalent and induces retention of free IgLC in the endoplasmic reticulum, preventing their secretion without affecting IgM surface expression. Our results demonstrate that this evolutionarily conserved molecule may play a role in the regulation of the maturation and secretion of free IgLC in B cells. We discuss possible implications in the regulation of the immune response.Journal of Biological Chemistry 04/2004; 279(11):10228-36. · 4.77 Impact Factor -
Article: [Galectin-1 is a ligand for the pre-B cell receptor].
Medecine sciences: M/S 03/2003; 19(2):144-6. · 0.64 Impact Factor
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse
Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France
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Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
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French National Centre for Scientific Research
Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France
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Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
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Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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