Type I interferon regulates the survival and functionality of B cells in rainbow trout: Type I Interferon Regulates the Survival and Functionality of B Cells in Rainbow Trout (Front. Immunol., (2020), 11, (1494), 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01494)

Ottavia Benedicenti, Tiehui Wang, Esther Morel, Christopher J. Secombes, Irene Soleto, Patricia Díaz-Rosales, Carolina Tafalla* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Interferons (IFNs) orchestrate antiviral responses in jawed vertebrates and can be classified into three types based on different aspects of their genomic organization, structure and receptors through which they signal and function. Generally, type I and type III IFNs include cytokines that directly induce an antiviral response, whereas type II IFNs are well-known for their immunomodulatory role during viral infections. In mammals, type I IFNs have been shown to also regulate many aspects of B cell development and differentiation. Yet, these functions have been only faintly investigated for teleost IFNs. Thus, in the current study, we have examined the effects of a model type I rainbow trout IFN molecule (IFNa) on blood naïve (IgM+IgD+) B cells, comparing them to those exerted by type II IFN (IFNγ). Our results demonstrate that IFNa increases the survival of naïve rainbow trout B cells, in the absence of lymphoproliferative effects, by rescuing them from spontaneous apoptosis. Additionally, IFNa increased the phagocytic capacity of blood IgM+IgD+ B cells and augmented the number of IgM-secreting cells in blood leukocyte cultures. IFNγ, on the other hand, had only minor effects up-regulating IgM secretion, whereas it increased the phagocytic capacity of IgM− cells in the cultures. Finally, given the recent identification of 9 mx genes in rainbow trout, we have also established which of these genes were transcriptionally regulated in blood naïve B cells in response to IFNa. This study points to a previously undescribed role for teleost type I IFNs in the regulation of B cell responses.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1494
Number of pages15
JournalFrontiers in Immunology
Volume11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jul 2020

Bibliographical note

This work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant No. 2016 725061 TEMUBLYM), by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (project AGL2017-85494-C2-1-R) and by the Comunidad de Madrid (Grant No. 2016-T1/BIO-1672).

Corrigendum Type I Interferon Regulates the Survival and Functionality of B Cells in Rainbow Trout (Front. Immunol., (2020), 11, (1494), 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01494) Article number 778085 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85118358218&partnerID=8YFLogxK
In the original article, there was a mistake in Figure 1 as published. Although the numbers were correct, all dot plots in Figure 1A were the same. The corrected Figure 1 appears below. The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

Keywords

  • teleost fish cells
  • B cells
  • interferon (IFN)
  • IgM
  • phagocytosis
  • CYTOKINES
  • IFN-GAMMA
  • ONCORHYNCHUS-MYKISS
  • MX PROTEINS
  • IGD
  • IDENTIFICATION
  • ANTIVIRAL PROTECTION
  • GENE
  • teleost fish
  • ANTIBODY-RESPONSES
  • EXPRESSION

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