Establishment of a method to effectively knock down gene expression in primary B cells to quickly identify functional gene

LIU Jia, WAN Simin, BAI Lu, LI Jianhua

Journal of Microbes and Infections ›› 2020, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (4) : 220-227.

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Journal of Microbes and Infections ›› 2020, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (4) : 220-227. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2020.04.004
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Establishment of a method to effectively knock down gene expression in primary B cells to quickly identify functional gene

  • LIU Jia, WAN Simin, BAI Lu, LI Jianhua
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The process of B cell-mediated antiviral humoral immune response involves the up-regulation of genes. In order to identify the function of these genes quickly, we need a method to knock down target gene expression in B cells effectively in vitro and in vivo. In this study, four procedures were adopted to improve the assay. Firstly, we co-transfected the Drosha enzyme-specific siRNA with the retroviral packaging plasmid into virus packaging cells. Secondly, we constructed an in vitro culture system for primary B cell by adding anti-CD180 antibody to the culture medium, in which B cells can proliferate robustly. Then, by increasing the times of spin infection, the transduction efficiency of B cells was further improved. Besides, through pre-infection of mice, more proliferated and differentiated B cells after adoptive transfer can be harvested for phenotypic analysis. By adopting the above-mentioned improvement measures, the expression of B cell functional gene Bcl6 was successfully knocked down, and its anti-apoptotic function was verified. Establishment of this method would lay a good foundation for studying the mechanism of B cell proliferation, differentiation and defection in acute and chronic viral infections in the future.

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B cells / Gene function / Retrovirus / Short hairpin RNA / Transduction

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LIU Jia, WAN Simin, BAI Lu, LI Jianhua. Establishment of a method to effectively knock down gene expression in primary B cells to quickly identify functional gene[J]. Journal of Microbes and Infections. 2020, 15(4): 220-227 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2020.04.004
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