Real-time quantitative PCR analysis of mouse natural killer cells isolated from the bone marrow
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ABSTRACT: A large gap in our understanding of infant immunity is why natural killer (NK) cell responses are deficient, which makes infants more prone to viral infection. Here we demonstrate that transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) was responsible for NK cell immaturity during infancy. We found more fully mature NK cells in CD11cdnR mice, whose NK cells lack TGF-beta receptor (TGF-beta R) signaling. Ontogenic maturation of NK cells progressed faster in the absence of TGF-beta signaling, which results in the formation of a mature NK cell pool early in life. As a consequence, infant CD11cdnR mice efficiently controlled viral infections. These data thus demonstrate an unprecedented role for TGF-beta in ontogeny that can explain why NK cell responses are deficient early in life.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE39511 | GEO | 2012/07/25
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA171245
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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