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  • Molecular functions of the ...
    Wöhner, Miriam; Tagoh, Hiromi; Bilic, Ivan; Jaritz, Markus; Poliakova, Daniela Kostanova; Fischer, Maria; Busslinger, Meinrad

    The Journal of experimental medicine, 06/2016, Volume: 213, Issue: 7
    Journal Article

    E2A is an essential regulator of early B cell development. Here, we have demonstrated that E2A together with E2-2 controlled germinal center (GC) B cell and plasma cell development. As shown by the identification of regulated E2A,E2-2 target genes in activated B cells, these E-proteins directly activated genes with important functions in GC B cells and plasma cells by inducing and maintaining DNase I hypersensitive sites. Through binding to multiple enhancers in the Igh 3' regulatory region and Aicda locus, E-proteins regulated class switch recombination by inducing both Igh germline transcription and AID expression. By regulating 3' Igk and Igh enhancers and a distal element at the Prdm1 (Blimp1) locus, E-proteins contributed to Igk, Igh, and Prdm1 activation in plasmablasts. Together, these data identified E2A and E2-2 as central regulators of B cell immunity.