Naive B-cell trafficking is shaped by local chemokine availability and LFA-1-independent stromal interactions

Blood. 2013 May 16;121(20):4101-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-10-465336. Epub 2013 Apr 4.

Abstract

It is not known how naive B cells compute divergent chemoattractant signals of the T-cell area and B-cell follicles during in vivo migration. Here, we used two-photon microscopy of peripheral lymph nodes (PLNs) to analyze the prototype G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) CXCR4, CXCR5, and CCR7 during B-cell migration, as well as the integrin LFA-1 for stromal guidance. CXCR4 and CCR7 did not influence parenchymal B-cell motility and distribution, despite their role during B-cell arrest in venules. In contrast, CXCR5 played a nonredundant role in B-cell motility in follicles and in the T-cell area. B-cell migration in the T-cell area followed a random guided walk model, arguing against directed migration in vivo. LFA-1, but not α4 integrins, contributed to B-cell motility in PLNs. However, stromal network guidance was LFA-1 independent, uncoupling integrin-dependent migration from stromal attachment. Finally, we observed that despite a 20-fold reduction of chemokine expression in virus-challenged PLNs, CXCR5 remained essential for B-cell screening of antigen-presenting cells. Our data provide an overview of the contribution of prototype GPCRs and integrins during naive B-cell migration and shed light on the local chemokine availability that these cells compute.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigen-Presenting Cells / immunology
  • Antigen-Presenting Cells / physiology
  • B-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • B-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • B-Lymphocytes / physiology*
  • Cell Communication / drug effects
  • Cell Communication / physiology*
  • Chemokines / metabolism
  • Chemokines / pharmacology
  • Chemokines / physiology*
  • Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / drug effects
  • Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / genetics*
  • Female
  • Gene Deletion
  • Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / metabolism*
  • Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / physiology
  • Lymphoid Tissue / cytology
  • Lymphoid Tissue / immunology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Receptors, CCR7 / genetics
  • Receptors, CCR7 / metabolism
  • Receptors, CCR7 / physiology*
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / genetics
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / metabolism
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / physiology*
  • Receptors, CXCR5 / genetics
  • Receptors, CXCR5 / metabolism
  • Receptors, CXCR5 / physiology*
  • Stromal Cells / metabolism
  • Stromal Cells / physiology*

Substances

  • CXCR4 protein, mouse
  • CXCR5 protein, mouse
  • Ccr7 protein, mouse
  • Chemokines
  • Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1
  • Receptors, CCR7
  • Receptors, CXCR4
  • Receptors, CXCR5