Antibody-dependent priming of spontaneous germinal centers by autoreactive B cells
Kim, D.; Chiang, K.; Largent, A. D.; Pitner, R. A.; Ponnan, S. M.; McKinney, B. J.; James, R. G.; Rawlings, D. J.; Jackson, S. W.
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Autoreactive germinal centers (GCs) are central to autoimmune pathogenesis, yet the mechanisms by which single autoreactive B cell clones prime systemic autoimmunity remain unclear. Using the 564Igi mixed chimera model, we demonstrate that autoreactive 564Igi B cells break tolerance in wild-type B cells through an unexpected mechanism independent of cognate T cell interactions. While B cell-intrinsic TLR7 signaling was essential for spontaneous GC formation, deletion of MHC class II, CD40, or CD80/86 on GC-priming 564Igi B cells failed to prevent GCs. Instead, CRISPR-mediated deletion of Prdm1 (encoding BLIMP-1) in 564Igi B cells ablated spontaneous GCs, implicating autoantibody production as the primary driver. These findings reveal that autoantibodies can initiate feed-forward mechanisms that propagate systemic autoimmunity, independent of B cell-intrinsic antigen presentation.
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