Entry
Name
Intestinal immune network for IgA production - Rattus norvegicus (rat)
Description
The intestine is the largest lymphoid tissue in the body. One striking feature of intestinal immunity is its ability to generate great amounts of noninflammatory immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies that serve as the first line of defense against microorganisms. The basic map of IgA production includes induction of mucosal B cells in the Peyer's patches, circulation through the bloodstream and homing to intestinal mucosa of IgA-commited plasma cells, and local antibody production for export across the intestinal membranes. Multiple cytokines, including TGF-{beta}, IL-10, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-6, are required to promote IgA class switching and terminal differentiation process of the B cells. Secreted IgA promotes immune exclusion by entrapping dietary antigens and microorganisms in the mucus and functions for neutralization of toxins and pathogenic microbes.
Class
Organismal Systems; Immune system
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
rno04672 Intestinal immune network for IgA production
Other DBs
Organism
Rattus norvegicus (rat) [GN:
rno ]
Gene
103693341 Tnfrsf13b; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13B [KO:K05150 ]
171369 Cd40; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 5 precursor [KO:K03160 ]
24772 Cxcl12; stromal cell-derived factor 1 isoform beta precursor [KO:K10031 ]
24981 RT1-Db2; RT1 class II, locus Db2 precursor [KO:K06752 ]
24984 RT1-DOa; RT1 class II, locus DOa precursor [KO:K06752 ]
24986 RT1-Ha; RT1 class II, locus Ha precursor [KO:K06752 ]
25046 Pigr; polymeric immunoglobulin receptor precursor [KO:K13073 ]
25408 Cd80; T-lymphocyte activation antigen CD80 [KO:K05412 ]
25660 Cd28; T-cell-specific surface glycoprotein CD28 precursor [KO:K06470 ]
287034 Tnfrsf17; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 17 [KO:K05153 ]
287437 Tnfsf13; tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13 [KO:K05475 ]
294270 RT1-Db1; rano class II histocompatibility antigen, D-1 beta chain precursor [KO:K06752 ]
294274 RT1-DMa; RT1 class II, DM alpha precursor [KO:K06752 ]
297604 Ltbr; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 3 precursor [KO:K03159 ]
309621 RT1-Ba; rano class II histocompatibility antigen, B alpha chain precursor [KO:K06752 ]
309622 RT1-Bb; rano class II histocompatibility antigen, B-1 beta chain precursor [KO:K06752 ]
498666 Tnfsf13b; tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B [KO:K05476 ]
500910 Tnfrsf13c; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13C [KO:K05151 ]
54266 Madcam1; mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule 1 precursor [KO:K06779 ]
56822 Cd86; T-lymphocyte activation antigen CD86 precursor [KO:K05413 ]
59086 Tgfb1; transforming growth factor beta-1 proprotein precursor [KO:K13375 ]
60628 Cxcr4; C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 [KO:K04189 ]
64545 Icos; inducible T-cell costimulator precursor [KO:K06713 ]
690369 Il15ra; interleukin-15 receptor subunit alpha precursor [KO:K05074 ]
Compound
Reference
Authors
Fagarasan S, Honjo T
Title
Intestinal IgA synthesis: regulation of front-line body defences.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Macpherson AJ, McCoy KD, Johansen FE, Brandtzaeg P
Title
The immune geography of IgA induction and function.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kunisawa J, Kiyono H
Title
A marvel of mucosal T cells and secretory antibodies for the creation of first lines of defense.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cerutti A, Rescigno M
Title
The biology of intestinal immunoglobulin A responses.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tsuji M, Suzuki K, Kinoshita K, Fagarasan S
Title
Dynamic interactions between bacteria and immune cells leading to intestinal IgA synthesis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Corthesy B
Title
Roundtrip ticket for secretory IgA: role in mucosal homeostasis?
Journal
Reference
Authors
Suzuki K, Fagarasan S
Title
How host-bacterial interactions lead to IgA synthesis in the gut.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Mora JR, von Andrian UH
Title
Differentiation and homing of IgA-secreting cells.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Suzuki K, Ha SA, Tsuji M, Fagarasan S
Title
Intestinal IgA synthesis: a primitive form of adaptive immunity that regulates microbial communities in the gut.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cerutti A
Title
The regulation of IgA class switching.
Journal
Related pathway
rno04612 Antigen processing and presentation
rno04660 T cell receptor signaling pathway
rno04662 B cell receptor signaling pathway
rno04670 Leukocyte transendothelial migration
KO pathway