PMID- 21220451 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110214 LR - 20220410 IS - 1540-9538 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1007 (Print) IS - 0022-1007 (Linking) VI - 208 IP - 1 DP - 2011 Jan 17 TI - Human B1 cells in umbilical cord and adult peripheral blood express the novel phenotype CD20+ CD27+ CD43+ CD70-. PG - 67-80 LID - 10.1084/jem.20101499 [doi] AB - B1 cells differ in many ways from conventional B cells, most prominently in the production of natural immunoglobulin, which is vitally important for protection against pathogens. B1 cells have also been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune dyscrasias and malignant diseases. It has been impossible to accurately study B1 cells during health and illness because the nature of human B1 cells has not been successfully defined. This has produced controversy regarding the existence of human B1 cells. Here, we determined the phenotype of human B1 cells by testing sort-purified B cell fractions for three fundamental B1 cell functions based on mouse studies: spontaneous IgM secretion, efficient T cell stimulation, and tonic intracellular signaling. We found that a small population of CD20(+)CD27(+)CD43(+) cells present in both umbilical cord and adult peripheral blood fulfilled these criteria and expressed a skewed B cell receptor repertoire. These B cells express little or no surface CD69 and CD70, both of which are markedly up-regulated after activation of CD20(+)CD27(-)CD43(-) (naive) and CD20(+)CD27(+)CD43(-) (memory) B cells. This work identifies human B1 cells as CD20(+)CD27(+)CD43(+)CD70(-). We determined that the proportion of B1 cells declines with age, which may contribute to disease susceptibility. Identification of human B1 cells provides a foundation for future studies on the nature and role of these cells in human disease. FAU - Griffin, Daniel O AU - Griffin DO AD - Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine and Center and for Oncology and Cell Biology, the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA. FAU - Holodick, Nichol E AU - Holodick NE FAU - Rothstein, Thomas L AU - Rothstein TL LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110110 PL - United States TA - J Exp Med JT - The Journal of experimental medicine JID - 2985109R RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin M) SB - IM EIN - J Exp Med. 2011 Apr 11;208(4):871 EIN - J Exp Med. 2011 Feb 14;208(2):409 EIN - J Exp Med. 2011 Jan 17;208(1):67 CIN - J Exp Med. 2011 Dec 19;208(13):2563-4. PMID: 22184680 CIN - J Exp Med. 2011 Dec 19;208(13):2565-6. PMID: 22184681 CIN - J Exp Med. 2012 Mar 12;209(3):433-4. PMID: 22412175 MH - Adult MH - Antigens, CD/genetics/*immunology MH - B-Lymphocytes/*immunology/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Immunity, Innate MH - Immunoglobulin M/immunology MH - Immunologic Memory MH - Leukocytes/*immunology MH - Mutation MH - Phenotype MH - Signal Transduction MH - Umbilical Cord/*immunology/metabolism PMC - PMC3023138 EDAT- 2011/01/12 06:00 MHDA- 2011/02/15 06:00 PMCR- 2011/07/17 CRDT- 2011/01/12 06:00 PHST- 2011/01/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/01/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/02/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/07/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jem.20101499 [pii] AID - 20101499 [pii] AID - 10.1084/jem.20101499 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Exp Med. 2011 Jan 17;208(1):67-80. doi: 10.1084/jem.20101499. Epub 2011 Jan 10.