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The roles of CD9 in human GC-B cell differentiation and B cell lymphoma progression
윤선옥 박사 (서울대학교 의과 대학)
CD9 is a surface membrane protein that belongs to the family of tetraspanin. It has been implicated in various biological processes, including cell adhesion, motility, metastasis, growth, signal transduction, differentiation, and sperm-egg fusion. Although this molecule is originally identified in human B cells, its function in human B cells has not been well studied.
We investigated its expression and function in B cells in the germinal centers (GC). The GC is a dynamic microenvironment where antigen (Ag)-activated B cells rapidly expand and differentiate, generating plasma cells (PC) that produce high-affinity antibodies. Precise regulation of survival and proliferation of Ag-activated B cells within the GC is crucial for humoral immune responses. The follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are the specialized stromal cells in the GC that prevent apoptosis of GC-B cells.
We found that GC-B cells in human tonsils contain two distinct populations regarding CD9 expression; CD9- and CD9+ cells. Comparative analysis revealed that CD9+ GC-B cells are functionally more differentiated towards PC. Furthermore, CD9+ GC-B cells survived better than CD9- GC-B cells in the presence of HK cells, an FDC line, in a cell–cell contact-dependent manner. CD9+ cells appeared to bind better to VCAM1 on FDC than CD9- cells, resulting in activation and stabilization of the active epitope of integrin β1. This finding with primary GC-B cells was extended to Non-Hodgkin’s B lymphomas most of which are originated from the GC. CD9- B cell lymphoma cells grow faster than CD9+ cells from the same parent due to their greater resistance to apoptosis. Consistently, CD9- cells are less dependent on FDCs for their survival and growth compared with CD9+ cells. Furthermore, CD9 is inversely correlated with B lymphoma progression. Our data suggest that CD9 on GC-B cells as well as B lymphoma cells contributes to survival by facilitating the interactions with FDC, possibly other cells in the microenvironment.
Education & Research Experiences
1993 -2002 부산대학교 미생물학과 (이학사, 이학석사, 이학박사)
2006 -2013 post-doc, Staff Scientist, Cellular Immunology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA
2009 -2013 Adjunct Assistant Professor (Research track) at LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, USA
2015- 현재 Assistant Research Professor at SNU, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Papers
Yoon, SO(*)., Zapata, MC., Singh, A., Spencer, N., Jo, WS., and Choi, YS. Gamma Secretase Inhibitors enhance Vincristine-induced apoptosis in T-ALL in a NOTCH-independent manner. Apoptosis. 19(11): 1616-1626. 2014. 외 20여편