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IL-4-primed bone marrow macrophages isolated from C57Bl6/J or Balb/cAnNCrl mice

ABSTRACT: To compare the expression profile of differentiated mouse bone marrow macrophages (BMM) in response to IL-4, we have employed whole genome microarray expression profiling. For this purpose, bone marrow cells were isolated from 8 to 12 weeks old C57BL6/J and Balb/cAnNCrl mice and cultured in the presence of the macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF). After seven days of culture, IL-4 was added for 4 and 18 hours. Keywords: Mice strain comparison; Gene expression profiling IL-4 induced gene expression was investigated in mouse bone marrow macrophages (BMM) of C57BL6/J and Balb/cAnNCrl mice. Differentiated BMM were incubated with mouse recombinant IL-4 for 4 or 18 hours or without for 18 hours. Two independent experiments were performed at each time (mock, 4 and 18 hours) using different mice littermates for each experiment.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Carol El Chartouni

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-14644 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Allele-specific DNA methylation in mouse strains is mainly determined by cis-acting sequences.

Schilling Elmar E El Chartouni Carol C Rehli Michael M

Genome research 20090817 11

DNA methylation is a vital epigenetic mark that participates in establishing and maintaining chromatin structures and regulates gene transcription during mammalian development and cellular differentiation. Differences in epigenetic patterns between individuals may contribute to phenotypic variation and disease susceptibility; however, little is known about the extent of such variation or how different epigenetic patterns are established. Here we have compared DNA methylation profiles of macropha ...[more]

PMID: 19687144

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IL-4-primed bone marrow macrophages isolated from C57Bl6/J or Balb/cAnNCrl mice

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Allele-specific DNA methylation in mouse strains is mainly determined by cis-acting sequences.

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