A new murine model of humoral immuno‐deficiency specifically affects class switching to T‐independent antigens

Immunoglobulin (Ig) isotype deficiencies are among the most common and least characterized humoral immunodeficiencies. A thorough understanding of their immunological and genetic features has been hampered by their extreme heterogeneity and the paucity of suitable animal models. Here, we report the...

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Published in:European Journal of Immunology 2004-07, Vol.34 (7), p.1807-1816
Main Authors: Kuzin, Igor I., Ugine, Gregory D., Barth, Richard K., Shultz, Leonard D., Nahm, Moon H., Young, Faith M., Bottaro, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antigens, T-Independent - immunology
B-Lymphocyte Subsets - cytology
B-Lymphocyte Subsets - immunology
B-Lymphocyte Subsets - metabolism
B cell
Cell Division
Cells, Cultured
Deficiency
Disease Models, Animal
Female
IgG3
Immunoglobulin
Immunoglobulin Class Switching
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Immunoglobulin G - immunology
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - blood
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - immunology
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - pathology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred SENCAR
Models, Immunological
Spleen - cytology
Spleen - immunology
T-Lymphocytes - immunology
T‐independent
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Summary:Immunoglobulin (Ig) isotype deficiencies are among the most common and least characterized humoral immunodeficiencies. A thorough understanding of their immunological and genetic features has been hampered by their extreme heterogeneity and the paucity of suitable animal models. Here, we report the initial characterization of a new mouse model with selective Ig deficiency. SENCARA mice display low serum IgG3 levels as well as severely deficient IgG3 responses to T cell‐independent (TI) type 1 and 2 antigens. However, despite the significant block in class switching, expression of activation‐induced deaminase and γ3 germ‐line transcription after TI antigen immunization are normal. IgG3 production in response to in vitro LPS stimulation was also normal, ruling out a specific defect in the Cγ3 switch machinery. A decrease in the number of peritoneal B1a cells and enlarged splenic marginal zones were observed. The immunodeficiency is inherited as an autosomal, semi‐dominant, essentially monogenic trait in SENCARA × C57BL/6 crosses. The SENCARA humoral immunodeficiency constitutes a novel immune phenotype, resembling human conditions such as IgG2 deficiency. This new mouse model will be of interest for the understanding of mechanisms involved in TI immune responses and may provide new insights into the molecular basis of human Ig deficiencies.
ISSN:0014-2980
1521-4141
1365-2567
DOI:10.1002/eji.200425060