Expression of CD320 in human B cells in addition to follicular dendritic cells

BMB Rep. 2008 Dec 31;41(12):863-7. doi: 10.5483/bmbrep.2008.41.12.863.

Abstract

CD320 has been recently discovered and reported as a follicular dendritic cell (FDC) protein. Although CD320 is known to enhance proliferation of germinal center (GC) B cells, little other information is available. In this study, we investigated its cellular distribution in the GC. Confocal microscopy of human tonsil sections revealed co-localization of CD320 with CD19 and CD38 but not with CD3 indicating that GC B cells expressed CD320 in addition to FDC. In purified GC B cells, CD320 expression was inhibited in the nucleus, membrane and cytoplasm. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction confirmed CD320 mRNA expression in B cells. These finding indicate that CD320 is expressed in B cells in addition to FDC, and that its GC activity may be more complicated than previously thought.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 / metabolism
  • Antigens, CD / genetics
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism*
  • Antigens, CD19 / metabolism
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Base Sequence
  • CD3 Complex / metabolism
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • Dendritic Cells, Follicular / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression
  • Germinal Center / cytology
  • Germinal Center / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Palatine Tonsil / cytology
  • Palatine Tonsil / immunology
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, CD19
  • CD3 Complex
  • CD320 protein, human
  • DNA Primers
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • CD38 protein, human
  • ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1