Project description:RasGRP4 is required for CD117+ DCs to optimally induce certain NK cell-dependent immune responses in vivo and in vitro in response to LPSRasGRP4 expressed in DCs played an important role on NK cell IFN-γ secretion . We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying cellularisation and identified distinct classes of up-regulated or down-regulated genes between the two DCs from WT and RasGRP4 mice respectively upon LPS stimulation. CD117+splenocytes were extracted from WT and RasGRP4 KO mice spleens aged 9-12 weeks and plated in 6-well plates with 1ug/mL of LPS for 0h,6h,12h,24h and 48h repectively for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. Time course.
Project description:RasGRP4 is required for CD117+ DCs to optimally induce certain NK cell-dependent immune responses in vivo and in vitro in response to LPSRasGRP4 expressed in DCs played an important role on NK cell IFN-γ secretion . We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying cellularisation and identified distinct classes of up-regulated or down-regulated genes between the two DCs from WT and RasGRP4 mice respectively upon LPS stimulation.
Project description:Purpose: To compared the gene expression profiles of splenocytes from wild type and UBLA4/GdX (Ubiquitin-like protein 4A, also named GdX) knockout mice upon LPS stimulation. Methods: GdX+/Y and GdX-/Y mice were injected with LPS. Their splenocytes were collected at different time (90min or 6 hrs), and then performed RNA-sequencing analysis. We sequence the samples used BGISEQ-500 platform. Results: The average mapping ratio with reference genome is 93.42%, the average mapping ratio with gene is 83.40%; A total of 17,920 genes were detected.A number of NF-κB targeting genes, such as IL-6, IL-1a and IL-12, have dramatic higher expressions in the splenocytes of GdX+/Y mice than that of GdX-/Y mice. Gene ontology (GO) analysis of GdX function in LPS-treated mice showed one of the most significantly enriched biological processes is related to inflammatory response. Conclusions: Our study revealed the gene expression profiles of the splenocytes from LPS-treated wild type and GdX-/Y mice.
Project description:Analysis of L-Myc-dependent genes in pDCs and classical DC subsets with and without stimulation. Splenocytes were harvested from C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) or 10 generation C57BL/6 backcrossed Mycl1-gfp/gfp (LmycKO) mice and DC subsets sorted to >95% purity on the FACSAriaII.
Project description:We cultured bone marrow derived dendritic cells from WT and CD11c KO mice. Then, a group of bone marrow dendritic cells were stimulated with LPS overnight. We obtained bone marrow derived dendritic cells with or without LPS stimulation and analyzed proteomics profiles.
Project description:We studied the role of the histone methyltransferase DOT1L in T cell development and differentiation. H3K79me2 and H3K4me3 ChIP-sequencing data was generated from sorted CD8 single positive thymocytes, naïve CD8 splenocytes and memory CD8 splenocytes. This was compared to RNA-sequencing data from WT and Dot1L KO mice in order to study the link between H3K79me2 and transcription.
Project description:The OPTN gene is linked to neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which are characterized by chronic microglial activation. Optineurin regulates inflammatory signaling, autophagy, and trafficking, but its role in microglia is not well understood. We used bulk RNA sequencing to profile CRISPR-Cas9-mediated optineurin knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) BV2 microglia under basal conditions and upon LPS stimulation. At baseline, optineurin KO altered approximately 7% of the transcriptome, with a notable downregulation of type I interferon and antiviral pathways. LPS stimulation in wild-type cells triggered a broad transcriptional shift (~35% of genes). This LPS-induced response was blunted in optineurin-deficient microglia, with ~16% of genes changed relative to the KO baseline. Furthermore, LPS-treated optineurin KO microglia notably diverged from LPS-treated wild-type cells, with ~26% differentially expressed genes. Our findings establish optineurin as a key regulator of the microglial transcriptome. Its loss weakens basal interferon-mediated immune surveillance and decouples the canonical inflammatory response from cell cycle arrest upon activation.
Project description:Inflammasome activation in macrophages induces the release of EVs, however, the effect of these inflammasome-induced EVs on recipient cells is poorly characterized. To characterize the effect EVs released upon LPS + nigericin stimulation, we performed 3' sequencing on the recipient cells (NLRP3 KO THP-1 macrophages and NLRP3 KO THP-1 macrophages that have been reconstituted with NLRP3 to resemble the WT). As controls, RNA isolated from EVs themselves or LPS- or nigericin-treated cells were subjected to 3' sequencing.
Project description:We report RNAseq data obtains from ex vivo generated plasma cell after 2 days of stimulation with LPS. We compare WT plasma cells to Sec22bB-KO plasma cells. Sec22b KO is specific of B cell lineage. We find over 6000 genes differentially regulated between both genotypes. Gene set enrichment analyses (GSEA) revealed that several pathways were significantly different between WT and Sec22bB-KO PCs.
Project description:Bone marrow was harvested from Rosa26CreER; Stk40+/+ (WT; n = 3) and Rosa26CreER; Stk40loxp/loxp (Stk40 KO; n = 3) mice and differentiated for 6 days in the presence of 100 nM 4-OHT to generate WT and Stk40 KO bone-marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs). 2. On day 7 following differentiation BMDMs were treated with 100 ng x ml-1 LPS and harvested at 0 hrs, 6 hrs, 16 hrs, and 32 hrs following LPS exposure. 3. The cells were snap-frozen at the time of harvest. RNA was extracted using the Qiagen RNeasy mini kit as per manufacturer’s protocol including the on-column DNase digestion. Groups: There are cells from 3 mice x 2 genotypes x 4 time points G1: WT 0 hr LPS G2: WT 6 hr LPS G3: WT 16 hr LPS G4: WT 32 hr LPS G5: Stk40 KO 0 hr LPS G6: Stk40 KO 6 hr LPS G7: Stk40 KO 16 hr LPS G8: Stk40 KO 32 hr LPS