TY - JOUR
T1 - CD40 Ligation Results in Protein Kinase C-Independent Activation of ERK and JNK in Resting Murine Splenic B Cells
AU - Li, Yi Yang
AU - Baccam, Mekhine
AU - Waters, Steven B.
AU - Pessin, Jeffrey E.
AU - Bishop, Gail A.
AU - Koretzky, Gary A.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. All rights reserved.
PY - 1996/8/15
Y1 - 1996/8/15
N2 - CD40 is a 45- to 50-kDa transmembrane glycoprotein that plays an important role in B cell proliferation, survival, memory, and Ig isotype switching. How CD40 engagement couples to these distal events in B cell activation remains poorly understood. In this study, we have examined signal transduction events mediated by CD40 cross-linking in resting murine splenic B cells. In comparison to signaling via the B cell Ag receptor (BCR), CD40 cross-linking was less effective at activating protein tyrosine kinases. Interestingly, however, CD40 engagement resulted in the phosphorylation of both extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) and the Ras guanine nucleotide exchange factor, Son of sevenless. In addition, both ERK and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase activities were increased after both CD40 and BCR ligation. Overnight treatment of cells with phorbol ester as well as pharmacologic inhibitors of protein kinase C abrogated these signaling events after BCR treatment; however, no effect was seen on CD40-mediated activation of ERK or c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase, suggesting that the BCR and CD40 differentially utilize protein kinase C to couple with these signaling pathways.
AB - CD40 is a 45- to 50-kDa transmembrane glycoprotein that plays an important role in B cell proliferation, survival, memory, and Ig isotype switching. How CD40 engagement couples to these distal events in B cell activation remains poorly understood. In this study, we have examined signal transduction events mediated by CD40 cross-linking in resting murine splenic B cells. In comparison to signaling via the B cell Ag receptor (BCR), CD40 cross-linking was less effective at activating protein tyrosine kinases. Interestingly, however, CD40 engagement resulted in the phosphorylation of both extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) and the Ras guanine nucleotide exchange factor, Son of sevenless. In addition, both ERK and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase activities were increased after both CD40 and BCR ligation. Overnight treatment of cells with phorbol ester as well as pharmacologic inhibitors of protein kinase C abrogated these signaling events after BCR treatment; however, no effect was seen on CD40-mediated activation of ERK or c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase, suggesting that the BCR and CD40 differentially utilize protein kinase C to couple with these signaling pathways.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8759724
AN - SCOPUS:0030586679
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 157
SP - 1440
EP - 1447
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 4
ER -