RIF1 acts as a gatekeeper of B cell identity during late differentiation
Rahjouei, A.; Kabrani, E.; Berruezo-Llacuna, M.; Altwasser, R.; Delgado-Benito, V.; Pavri, R.; Di Virgilio, M.
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The establishment of protective immune responses relies on the ability of terminally differentiated B cells to secrete a broad variety of antigen-specific antibodies with different effector functions. RIF1 is a multifunctional protein that promotes antibody isotype diversification via its DNA end protection activity during class switch recombination (CSR). In this study, we showed that RIF1 ablation resulted in increased plasmablast (PB) formation ex vivo and enhanced terminal differentiation into plasma cells (PCs) upon immunization. Mechanistically, this phenotype is independent from RIF1s role in DNA repair and CSR, and reflects its ability to modulate the transcriptional status of a subset of BLIMP1 target genes. Therefore, in addition to promoting antibody isotype diversification, RIF1 fine-tunes the kinetics of late B cell differentiation, thus providing an additional layer of control in the establishment of humoral immunity.
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