Transcriptional responses of human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDM) to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)

ABSTRACT: Evolutionary change in gene expression is generally considered to be a major driver of phenotypic differences between species. We investigated innate immune diversification by analyzing inter-species differences in the transcriptional responses of primary human and mouse macrophages to the TLR4 agonist, LPS. Using a custom platform permitting cross-species interrogation coupled with deep sequencing of mRNA 5M-bM-^@M-^Y ends, we identified extensive divergence in LPS-regulated orthologous gene expression between humans and mice (24% of orthologs, http://www.macgate.qfab.org). Divergently regulated (DR) orthologs were enriched for genes encoding cellular M-bM-^@M-^\inputsM-bM-^@M-^] such as cell surface receptors (e.g. TLR6, IL-7RM-NM-1), and functional M-bM-^@M-^\outputsM-bM-^@M-^] such as

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Kate Schroder 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-19482 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress