Gene expression profile associated with loss of IFNAR signaling or loss of LTβR singlaing in spleen marginal zone macrophages (MZM) in autoimmune BXD2 mice
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ABSTRACT: Loss of the interactions between lymphotoxin and its receptor was associated with MZM apoptotic cell clearance defects in BXD2 mice whereas loss of IFNAR in BXD2 mice normalized the function of MZMs. The analysis also intended to use MZMs isolated from BXD2-Ifnar-/- mice and BXD2 mice treated with sLTbR-Fc to identify the common pathways regulating the MZM function in these mice. Samples were derived from MZMs of the spleen of BXD2 mice which exhibit spontaneous defects in MZMs, BXD2-Ifnar-/- mice which exhibit normalized MZMs, and BXD2 mice administered sLTβR-Fc which exhibit further defects in MZMs
Project description:Loss of the interactions between lymphotoxin and its receptor was associated with MZM apoptotic cell clearance defects in BXD2 mice whereas loss of IFNAR in BXD2 mice normalized the function of MZMs. The analysis also intended to use MZMs isolated from BXD2-Ifnar-/- mice and BXD2 mice treated with sLTbR-Fc to identify the common pathways regulating the MZM function in these mice.
Project description:The aim of the study was to determine autoimmune BXD2 mouse sera reactivity to linear peptide epitopes from the Immune Epitope Database. Pooled sera from six 8-10 month old BXD2 mice was diluted at 1:1000 and incubated on a PEPperPRINT peptide microarray platform printed with peptide autoantigens. In this study, pooled sera from six 8-10 month old BXD2 mice was profiled for anti-mouse IgG (H+L) analysis of autoantibody reactivity to peptide auto-epitopes printed in duplicate on a PepperPrint Chip.
Project description:The aim of the study was to determine B6 and BXD2 mouse sera IgG and IgM reactivity to linear peptide epitopes at different ages. Serum from B6 or BXD2 mice was diluted at 1:200 for IgG-specific analysis or 1:1000 for IgM specific analysis and incubated on a PEPperPRINT peptide microarray platform printed with peptide autoantigens. 80 pre-selected peptides based on a previous screen of pooled mouse serum BXD2 against the PEPperCHIP® Autoimmunity Microarray with 2,733 linear B-cell epitopes were printed in duplicate in 16 copies on a custom PEPperCHIP® Peptide Microarray. Flag (DYKDDDDKGG) and HA (YPYDVPDYAG) control peptides (10 spots each control) were randomly distributed in each array copy as controls. Sera from 2, 5, or 9 month old B6 or BXD2 mice was profiled for anti-mouse IgG or IgM-specific analysis of autoantibody reactivity to the peptide auto-epitopes.
Project description:The aim of the array was to determine the BXD2 mouse sera IgG and IgM reactivity profile to linear peptide epitopes. Pooled sera from three 6-9 month old BXD2 mice was diluted at 1:200 for IgG specific analysis or 1:1000 for IgM specific analysis and incubated on a PEPperPRINT peptide microarray platform printed with peptide autoantigens In this study, pooled sera from three 6-9 month old BXD2 mice was profiled for IgG and IgM specific autoantibody reactivity to peptide auto-epitopes printed in duplicate on a PepperPrint Chip.
Project description:Purpose: While type I interferons (IFN) are important for control of viral replication, we see that, upon infection of Ifnar-/- females were crossed to Ifnar+/- males with ZIKV, only Ifnar+/- fetuses are resorbed or develop severe growth restriction. To identify how IFN may be altering placenta development, we performed RNAsequencing on infected and uninfected Ifnar-/- and Ifnar+/- placentas. Methods: Ifnar-/- females were crossed to Ifnar+/- males and infected intravaginally with Cambodian ZIKV at E5.5. Placentas were harvested from infected and uninfected pregnant dams at E10.5. Results/ Conclusions: Comparison of ZIKV-infected Ifnar-/- and Ifnar+/- shows an elevated interferon stimulated gene (ISG) signature in Ifnar+/- placentas but does not reveal any underlying developmental defects that may be causing defects in placenta development.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous, non-coding RNAs that control genes at post-transcriptional level. They are essential for development and tissue differentiation, and altered miRNA expression patterns are linked to the pathogenesis of inflammation and cancer. There is evidence that miRNA expression is genetically controlled similar to the transcription of protein-coding genes and previous studies identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) for miRNA expression in the liver. So far, little attention has been paid to miRNA expression in the skin. Moreover, there is no data on epistatic control of miRNA expression. In this study, we statistically linked cutaneous miRNA expression patterns to SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) markers in an advanced murine intercross line (AIL) of three strains (BxD2, NZM and MRL) that are known to be prone to develop autoimmune diseases as well as the wild-derived strain CAST/EiJ. In particular, we screened 100 murine samples for 609 different miRNAs and identified 42 eQTL controlling the expression of 38 cutaneous miRNAs. As a result, we identified two chromosomal hot-spots on chromosome 2 and 8 that control the expression of multiple miRNAs. Moreover, for eight miRNAs, an interacting effect of pairs of SNP was observed. Combining the constraints on genes from the statistical interaction of their loci and further using curated protein interaction networks narrowed down the number of candidate genes controlling miRNAs to a set of several genes. Among the resulting interaction pairs were the genes COMMD3 and COPS5 found to regulate the expression of miR-501-5p. Independently, a network analysis based on co-expression of miRNAs was performed using WGCNA (weighted gene co-expression analysis) to identify clusters (modules) of co-expressed miRNAs. One of these modules significantly correlated with the onset and severity of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, a cutaneous autoimmune skin blistering disease induced by autoantibodies to type VII collagen. The key miRNAs identified from this analysis were miR-379 and miR-223.This work shows strong evidence for a genetic control of cutaneous miRNA expression. 100 murine skin samples
Project description:The aim of the study was to determine autoimmune BXD2 mouse sera reactivity to linear peptide epitopes from the Immune Epitope Database. Pooled sera from six 8-10 month old BXD2 mice was diluted at 1:1000 and incubated on a PEPperPRINT peptide microarray platform printed with peptide autoantigens.
Project description:IL-23 promotes autoimmune disease including Th17 CD4 T-cell development and autoantibody (autoAb) production. Here, we show that a deficiency of the p19 component of IL-23 in autoimmune BXD2 (BXD2-p19−/−) mice leads to an imbalance of the follicular T-helper cell program with a shift from Tfh-IL-17 to Tfh-IFN-ɣ. Although the germinal center (GC) size and number of GC B cells remained the same, BXD2-p19−/− mice exhibited a lower class-switch recombination (CSR) program in the GC B cells, leading to a lower serum levels of IgG2b. Single cell transcriptomics analysis revealed that while GC B cell expression of Ifngr1 and Il21r genes exhibited a synchronized expression pattern with plasma cell program genes, Il17ra exhibited a synchronized expression pattern with pre-plasmablast GC program genes. Down-regulation of Ighg2b in BXD2-p19−/− GC B cells was associated with decreased expression of CSR-related base excision repair genes that were otherwise predominantly expressed by Il17ra+ cells compared to Ifngr1+ GC B cells in BXD2 mice. Together, these results suggest that although IL-23 is dispensable for GC formation, it is essential for development of the Tfh-IL17 Tfh subpopulation, which drives CSR-related base excision repair genes during the pre-plasmablast GC stage of development.
Project description:The aim of the array was to determine the BXD2 mouse sera IgG and IgM reactivity profile to linear peptide epitopes. Pooled sera from three 6-9 month old BXD2 mice was diluted at 1:200 for IgG specific analysis or 1:1000 for IgM specific analysis and incubated on a PEPperPRINT peptide microarray platform printed with peptide autoantigens
Project description:The aim of the study was to determine B6 and BXD2 mouse sera IgG and IgM reactivity to linear peptide epitopes at different ages. Serum from B6 or BXD2 mice was diluted at 1:200 for IgG-specific analysis or 1:1000 for IgM specific analysis and incubated on a PEPperPRINT peptide microarray platform printed with peptide autoantigens.