Altered Phenotype and Enhanced Antibody-Producing Ability of Peripheral B Cells in Mice with Cd19 -Driven Cre Expression

Given the importance of B lymphocytes in inflammation and immune defense against pathogens, mice transgenic for Cre under the control of promoter ( mice) have been widely used to specifically investigate the role of -flanked genes in B cell development/function. However, impacts of expression/insert...

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Published inCells (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 700
Main Authors Zhao, Ying, Zhao, Sai, Qin, Xiao-Yuan, He, Ting-Ting, Hu, Miao-Miao, Gong, Zheng, Wang, Hong-Min, Gong, Fang-Yuan, Gao, Xiao-Ming, Wang, Jun
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LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 16.02.2022
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Summary:Given the importance of B lymphocytes in inflammation and immune defense against pathogens, mice transgenic for Cre under the control of promoter ( mice) have been widely used to specifically investigate the role of -flanked genes in B cell development/function. However, impacts of expression/insertion of the Cre transgene on the phenotype and function of B cells have not been carefully studied. Here, we show that the number of marginal zone B and B1a cells was selectively reduced in mice, while B cell development in the bone marrow and total numbers of peripheral B cells were comparable between and wild type C57BL/6 mice. Notably, humoral responses to both T cell-dependent and independent antigens were significantly increased in mice. We speculate that these differences are mainly attributable to reduced surface CD19 levels caused by integration of the Cre-expressing cassette that inactivates one allele. Moreover, our literature survey showed that expression of alone may affect the development/progression of inflammatory and anti-infectious responses. Thus, our results have important implications for the design and interpretation of results on gene functions specifically targeted in B cells in the mouse strain, for instance, in the context of (auto) inflammatory/infectious diseases.
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ISSN:2073-4409
2073-4409
DOI:10.3390/cells11040700