PMID- 34260907 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220208 LR - 20240402 IS - 2211-1247 (Electronic) VI - 36 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Jul 13 TI - IL-7R signaling activates widespread V(H) and D(H) gene usage to drive antibody diversity in bone marrow B cells. PG - 109349 LID - S2211-1247(21)00725-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109349 [doi] LID - 109349 AB - Generation of the primary antibody repertoire requires V(D)J recombination of hundreds of gene segments in the immunoglobulin heavy chain (Igh) locus. The role of interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R) signaling in Igh recombination has been difficult to partition from its role in B cell survival and proliferation. With a detailed description of the Igh repertoire in murine IL-7Ralpha(-/-) bone marrow B cells, we demonstrate that IL-7R signaling profoundly influences V(H) gene selection during V(H)-to-DJ(H) recombination. We find skewing toward 3' V(H) genes during de novo V(H)-to-DJ(H) recombination more severe than the fetal liver (FL) repertoire and uncover a role for IL-7R signaling in D(H)-to-J(H) recombination. Transcriptome and accessibility analyses suggest reduced expression of B lineage transcription factors (TFs) and targets and loss of D(H) and V(H) antisense transcription in IL-7Ralpha(-/-) B cells. Thus, in addition to its roles in survival and proliferation, IL-7R signaling shapes the Igh repertoire by activating underpinning mechanisms. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Baizan-Edge, Amanda AU - Baizan-Edge A AD - Nuclear Dynamics Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK. FAU - Stubbs, Bryony A AU - Stubbs BA AD - Nuclear Dynamics Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK. FAU - Stubbington, Michael J T AU - Stubbington MJT AD - Nuclear Dynamics Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK. FAU - Bolland, Daniel J AU - Bolland DJ AD - Nuclear Dynamics Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK; Lymphocyte Signaling and Development Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK. FAU - Tabbada, Kristina AU - Tabbada K AD - Nuclear Dynamics Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK; Lymphocyte Signaling and Development Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK. FAU - Andrews, Simon AU - Andrews S AD - Bioinformatics Group, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK. FAU - Corcoran, Anne E AU - Corcoran AE AD - Nuclear Dynamics Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK; Lymphocyte Signaling and Development Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK. Electronic address: anne.corcoran@babraham.ac.uk. LA - eng GR - BBS/E/B/000C0404/BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom GR - BBS/E/B/000C0405/BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom GR - BBS/E/B/000C0427/BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom GR - BBS/E/B/000C0428/BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom GR - 1236141/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Cell Rep JT - Cell reports JID - 101573691 RN - 0 (Chromatin) RN - 0 (DNA, Intergenic) RN - 0 (Ebf1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin Variable Region) RN - 0 (PAX5 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Receptors, Interleukin-7) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibody Diversity/*genetics MH - B-Lymphocytes/*metabolism MH - Base Sequence MH - Bone Marrow/*metabolism MH - Cell Lineage/genetics MH - Chromatin/metabolism MH - DNA, Intergenic/genetics MH - Fetus/metabolism MH - *Genes, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain MH - Immunoglobulin Variable Region/*genetics MH - Liver/embryology/metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Nucleotide Motifs/genetics MH - PAX5 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Receptors, Interleukin-7/*metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Trans-Activators/metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - Mice PMC - PMC8293627 OTO - NOTNLM OT - B lymphocyte development OT - Igh recombination OT - Pax5 transcription factor OT - antisense transcription OT - bone marrow OT - chromatin accessibility OT - fetal liver OT - interleukin-7 receptor signaling OT - pro-B cells COIS- Declaration of interests D.J.B. and A.E.C. are inventors on a patent method of identifying VDJ recombination products, published in 2013, PCT/GB2O13/050516 and WO2013128204A1; in 2015, US2015/0031042; and in 2017, US9797014B2. M.J.T.S. is an employee and share- and option-holder of 10x Genomics. EDAT- 2021/07/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/09 06:00 PMCR- 2021/07/13 CRDT- 2021/07/14 20:06 PHST- 2020/12/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/04/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/06/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/14 20:06 [entrez] PHST- 2021/07/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2211-1247(21)00725-7 [pii] AID - 109349 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109349 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Rep. 2021 Jul 13;36(2):109349. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109349.