Project description:Macrophages, which populate barrier tissues already in the embryo, are primary targets for CMV. Upon infection macrophages undergo a morphological, immunophenotypic and metabolic transformation process with features of stemness, altered migration, enhanced invasiveness and provision of the cell cycle machinery to viral proliferation.
Project description:Macrophages, which populate barrier tissues already in the embryo, are primary targets for CMV. Upon infection macrophages undergo a morphological, immunophenotypic and metabolic transformation process with features of stemness, altered migration, enhanced invasiveness and provision of the cell cycle machinery to viral proliferation.
Project description:Macrophages, which populate barrier tissues already in the embryo, are primary targets for CMV. Upon infection macrophages undergo a morphological, immunophenotypic and metabolic transformation process with features of stemness, altered migration, enhanced invasiveness and provision of the cell cycle machinery to viral proliferation.
Project description:Tissue-resident macrophages comprise heterogeneous populations with unique functions and distinct gene expression signatures. While it has been established that they mostly originate from embryonic progenitors, the signals inducing a characteristic tissue-specific differentiation program remain unknown. Here we identify PPARγ as the crucial transcription factor determining perinatal alveolar macrophage (AM) development and identity. Development of the fetal monocyte derived AM precursor was largely abrogated in CD11c-Cre/Ppargfl/fl mice. To reveal the underlying changes in gene expression, we performed microarray analysis of sorted WT and KO AM and pre-AM from 3 different timepoints. Part2: adult sorts & array AM FACS-sorted from lungs of adult PPARgfl/fl (WT) and CD11c-cre/PPARgfl/fl (KO) mice and subsequently processed for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. 2 biological replicates per group, each composed of pooled cells from 2 individual mice
Project description:Tissue-resident macrophages comprise heterogeneous populations with unique functions and distinct gene expression signatures. While it has been established that they mostly originate from embryonic progenitors, the signals inducing a characteristic tissue-specific differentiation program remain unknown. Here we identify PPARγ as the crucial transcription factor determining perinatal alveolar macrophage (AM) development and identity. Development of the fetal monocyte derived AM precursor was largely abrogated in CD11c-Cre/Ppargfl/fl mice. To reveal the underlying changes in gene expression, we performed microarray analysis of sorted WT and KO AM and pre-AM from 3 different timepoints. Part1: d2 and d11 sorts & array pre-AM FACS-sorted from lungs of d2 and mature AM from d11 PPARgfl/fl (WT) and CD11c-cre/PPARgfl/fl (KO) mice and subsequently processed for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. 2 biological replicates per group, each composed of pooled cells from 2 individual mice
Project description:Tissue-resident macrophages comprise heterogeneous populations with unique functions and distinct gene expression signatures. While it has been established that they mostly originate from embryonic progenitors, the signals inducing a characteristic tissue-specific differentiation program remain unknown. Here we identify PPARγ as the crucial transcription factor determining perinatal alveolar macrophage (AM) development and identity. Development of the fetal monocyte derived AM precursor was largely abrogated in CD11c-Cre/Ppargfl/fl mice. To reveal the underlying changes in gene expression, we performed microarray analysis of sorted WT and KO AM and pre-AM from 3 different timepoints. Part2: adult sorts & array