Project description:We have observed that follicular B cells from mice with a hypomorphic mutation (IkL/L) in the Ikzf1 gene (which encodes the Ikaros transcription factor) exhibit an increased proliferative response to anti-IgM stimulation (Kirstetter et al, Eur J Immunol, 32:720-30, 2002). We asked if Ikaros controls the transcriptional response that unfolds after activation, or if differences in the transcriptional landscape of resting B cells could explain the altered response. To this end, we have determined the transcriptome of unstimulated WT and IkL/L follicular B cells, as well as that of cells stimulated for 3h and 12h with anti-IgM. Samples from 2 independent experients were analyzed. Follicular splenic B cell were sorted from 6-week old WT or IkL/L mice, and stimulated for 3 or 12h with anti IgM, or cultured without anti-IgM for 3h (unstimulated samples) 2 independant experiments were performed
Project description:We have observed that follicular B cells from mice with a hypomorphic mutation (IkL/L) in the Ikzf1 gene (which encodes the Ikaros transcription factor) exhibit an increased proliferative response to anti-IgM stimulation (Kirstetter et al, Eur J Immunol, 32:720-30, 2002). We asked if Ikaros controls the transcriptional response that unfolds after activation, or if differences in the transcriptional landscape of resting B cells could explain the altered response. To this end, we have determined the transcriptome of unstimulated WT and IkL/L follicular B cells, as well as that of cells stimulated for 3h and 12h with anti-IgM. Samples from 2 independent experients were analyzed.
Project description:CD69 is a transmembrane protein expressed on the surface of activated leukocyte. The ligand for CD69 and the intracellular signaling pathway of this molecule are yet unknown. It is widely used as a marker of activated lymphocyte, but its function in immune system is not known. We used micro-array to define genes whose expression is regulated by activation antigene CD69. CD4 T cells were isolated from the spleen of wt B6 and CD69-deficient B6 mice and in vitro activated with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 coated beads. On one groupe of wt B6 cells, CD69 was activated using a anti-CD69 and secoundary antibody. RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays was performed for wt B6, CD69-activated wt B6 and CD69-deficient B6 CD4 T cells.
Project description:This RNA-seqexperiment was designed to find transciptional differences between wildtype and Themis2-deficient B cells either directly ex-vivo or stimulated for 6 h with various stimuli in vitro. It is part of a larger study on the function of Themis2 in B cells. Therefore splenic, live, B220+ CD93- IgM+ CD23+ follicular B cells were sorted by flow cytometry from wildtype or Themis2-deficient (Themis2KO/KO) C57BL/6J mice. Unstimulated samples were were lysed directly after the sort. Stimulated samples were stimulated in vitro for 6 h at 37 degree Celsius at a concentration of 3 million cells/mL with either 10 microgram/mL anti-IgM or 10 microgram/mL LPS or 1 microgram/mL CD40L with 0.1 microgram/mL IL-4 and then lysed. RNA was extracted using Trizol reagent (Life Technologies) and cleaned up using the RNEasy Mini Kit (Quiagen). Single end, unstranded, poly-A-enriched libraries were made using the TruSeq RNA sample preparation kit (Illumina). Samples were analysed with an Illumina HiSeq 2000, collecting 13.2 to 76.1 million reads of 75 bases per sample.
Project description:To investigate the role of SREBP signaling in B cell activation, we stimulated SCAP+/+CD19Cre/+ (WT) and SCAPfl/fl CD19Cre/+ (KO) B cells with LPS, anti-CD40 or anti-IgM for 24 hrs and performed RNA sequencing to identifiy the differences.
Project description:Introgressed variants from other species can be an important source of genetic variation because they may arise rapidly, can include multiple mutations on a single haplotype, and have often been pretested by selection in the species of origin. Although introgressed alleles are generally deleterious, several studies have reported introgression as the source of adaptive alleles-including the rodenticide-resistant variant of Vkorc1 that introgressed from Mus spretus into European populations of Mus musculus domesticus. Here, we conducted bidirectional genome scans to characterize introgressed regions into one wild population of M. spretus from Spain and three wild populations of M. m. domesticus from France, Germany, and Iran. Despite the fact that these species show considerable intrinsic postzygotic reproductive isolation, introgression was observed in all individuals, including in the M. musculus reference genome (GRCm38). Mus spretus individuals had a greater proportion of introgression compared with M. m. domesticus, and within M. m. domesticus, the proportion of introgression decreased with geographic distance from the area of sympatry. Introgression was observed on all autosomes for both species, but not on the X-chromosome in M. m. domesticus, consistent with known X-linked hybrid sterility and inviability genes that have been mapped to the M. spretus X-chromosome. Tract lengths were generally short with a few outliers of up to 2.7 Mb. Interestingly, the longest introgressed tracts were in olfactory receptor regions, and introgressed tracts were significantly enriched for olfactory receptor genes in both species, suggesting that introgression may be a source of functional novelty even between species with high barriers to gene flow.
Project description:DBC1 KO B cells were either unstimulated, activated with anti-IgM, anti-CD40 of LPS for 4 hours. Genes differentially expressed in DBC1 KO B cells were compared to WT B cells. RNA was collected from unstimulated for stimulated B cells, and gene expression between WT and DBC1 KO B cells were compared