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A Critical Context-Dependent Role for E Boxes in the Targeting of Somatic Hypermutation
Tekijät: McDonald JJ, Alinikula J, Buerstedde JM, Schatz DG
Kustantaja: AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
Julkaisuvuosi: 2013
Journal: Journal of Immunology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Lehden akronyymi: J IMMUNOL
Vuosikerta: 191
Numero: 4
Aloitussivu: 1556
Lopetussivu: 1566
Sivujen määrä: 11
ISSN: 0022-1767
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1300969
Tiivistelmä
Secondary B cell repertoire diversification occurs by somatic hypermutation (SHM) in germinal centers following Ag stimulation. In SHM, activation-induced cytidine deaminase mutates the V region of the Ig genes to increase the affinity of Abs. Although SHM acts primarily at Ig loci, low levels of off-target mutation can result in oncogenic DNA damage, illustrating the importance of understanding SHM targeting mechanisms. A candidate targeting motif is the E box, a short DNA sequence (CANNTG) found abundantly in the genome and in many SHM target genes. Using a reporter assay in chicken DT40 B cells, we previously identified a 1928-bp portion of the chicken IgL locus capable of supporting robust SHM. In this article, we demonstrate that mutation of all 20 E boxes in this fragment reduces SHM targeting activity by 90%, and that mutation of subsets of E boxes reveals a functional hierarchy in which E boxes within "core" targeting regions are of greatest importance. Strikingly, when the sequence and spacing of the 20 E boxes are preserved but surrounding sequences are altered, SHM targeting activity is eliminated. Hence, although E boxes are vital SHM targeting elements, their function is completely dependent on their surrounding sequence context. These results suggest an intimate cooperation between E boxes and other sequence motifs in SHM targeting to Ig loci and perhaps also in restricting mistargeting to certain non-Ig loci.
Secondary B cell repertoire diversification occurs by somatic hypermutation (SHM) in germinal centers following Ag stimulation. In SHM, activation-induced cytidine deaminase mutates the V region of the Ig genes to increase the affinity of Abs. Although SHM acts primarily at Ig loci, low levels of off-target mutation can result in oncogenic DNA damage, illustrating the importance of understanding SHM targeting mechanisms. A candidate targeting motif is the E box, a short DNA sequence (CANNTG) found abundantly in the genome and in many SHM target genes. Using a reporter assay in chicken DT40 B cells, we previously identified a 1928-bp portion of the chicken IgL locus capable of supporting robust SHM. In this article, we demonstrate that mutation of all 20 E boxes in this fragment reduces SHM targeting activity by 90%, and that mutation of subsets of E boxes reveals a functional hierarchy in which E boxes within "core" targeting regions are of greatest importance. Strikingly, when the sequence and spacing of the 20 E boxes are preserved but surrounding sequences are altered, SHM targeting activity is eliminated. Hence, although E boxes are vital SHM targeting elements, their function is completely dependent on their surrounding sequence context. These results suggest an intimate cooperation between E boxes and other sequence motifs in SHM targeting to Ig loci and perhaps also in restricting mistargeting to certain non-Ig loci.
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