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Role of MIZ1/MYC Interaction in Germinal Centre B cells

Toboso Navasa, María Amparo; (2018) Role of MIZ1/MYC Interaction in Germinal Centre B cells. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London). Green open access

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Abstract

Affinity-matured memory B cells (MBCs) and antibody-secreting plasma cells (PCs) produced during the germinal centre (GC) reaction are key for the long-term immunity against pathogens. The GC is a T cell-dependent B cell reaction that occurs upon antigen encounter. In GCs, B cells cyclically migrate between dark zone (DZ) and light zone (LZ). DZ cells undergo proliferation and somatic hypermutation of the B cell receptor (BCR) genes to increase affinity towards the antigen. BCR engagement and T cell help positively select LZ cells and induce the expression of the transcription factor MYC. MYC is critical to maintain the GC reaction, ensuring that LZ cells re-enter cell cycle and migrate back to the DZ. Another key transcription factor, BCL6, allows GC cells to tolerate DNA damage while proliferating and mutating their BCR. MYC activates gene expression but also functions as a repressor when interacting with the transcription factor MIZ1 (ZBTB17). MIZ1 is implicated in the response to stress and described to be a transcriptional activator of negative regulators of cell cycle. In GC-derived lymphoma cells, BCL6 binds MIZ1 and represses BCL2 and CDKN1A. Nevertheless, MIZ1 function in GC physiology is yet to be described, as is the role of its interaction with MYC and BCL6. Here, MIZ1 was found to be mainly expressed in MYC-positive LZ cells. MIZ1/MYC interaction was not essential for GC formation but critical for its maintenance. The function of MYC in the complex could not be replaced by BCL6. This function was required for the genetic programme of positively selected LZ cells, allowing them to cycle, specially the higher affinity ones. Moreover, the genetic programme imposed by MIZ1/MYC interaction counteracted the MBC differentiation programme since the abrogation of MIZ1/MYC complexes, apart from impacting GC size, increased the production of MBCs bearing lower affinity BCRs.

Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Qualification: Ph.D
Title: Role of MIZ1/MYC Interaction in Germinal Centre B cells
Event: UCL (University College London)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © The Author 2018. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10064199
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