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ArticleImmunology2011

Expression of mesenchyme-specific gene signatures by follicular dendritic cells: insights from the meta-analysis of microarray data from multiple mouse cell populations.

Neil A Mabbott, J Kenneth Baillie, Atsushi Kobayashi, David S Donaldson, Hitoshi Ohmori, Sun-Ok Yoon, Arnold S Freedman, Tom C Freeman, Kim M Summers

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Article in Immunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Neil A MabbottThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, UK. neil.mabbott@roslin.ed.ac.uk
J Kenneth Baillie
Atsushi Kobayashi
David S Donaldson
Hitoshi Ohmori
Sun-Ok Yoon
Arnold S Freedman
Tom C Freeman
Kim M Summers
University of Edinburgh · GBRoslin Institute · GBDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USOchsner Medical Center · USOkayama University · JPTohoku University · JP

Funding

The Role of BCL-6 in Berminal Center FormationP01CA092625 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI SHIPP, MARGARET A · 2001 to 2011
$32.9M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D00831X/3Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/G022607/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I001107/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/D/05191131Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/D/05241339NCI NIH HHS P01 CA092625NCI NIH HHS P01CA92625Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are an important subset of stromal cells within the germinal centres of lymphoid tissues. They are specialized to trap and retain antigen-containing immune complexes on their surfaces to promote B-cell maturation and immunoglobulin isotype class-switching. However, little is known of the cell types from which FDC originate. To address fundamental questions associated with the relationships between FDC and other cell populations, we took advantage of the growing body of publicly available data for transcriptome analysis. We obtained a large number of gene expression data files from a range of different primary mouse cells and cell lines and subjected these data to network-based cluster analysis using BiolayoutExpress(3D) . Genes with related function clustered together in distinct regions of the graph and enabled the identification of transcriptional networks that underpin the functional activity of distinct cell populations. Several gene clusters were identified that were selectively expressed by cells of mesenchymal lineage and contained classic mesenchymal cell markers and extracellular matrix genes including various collagens, Acta2, Bgn, Fbn1 and Twist1. Our analysis showed that FDC also express highly many of these mesenchyme-associated genes. Promoter analysis of the genes comprising the mesenchymal clusters identified several regulatory motifs that are binding sites for candidate transcription factors previously known to be candidate regulators of mesenchyme-specific genes. Together, these data suggest FDC are a specialized mesenchymal cell population within the germinal centres of lymphoid tissues.

Indexed as

Oligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisAnimalsBiomarkersCell LineDendritic Cells, FollicularExtracellular MatrixHumansMesodermMeta-Analysis as TopicMiceBiomarkers

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PMID21635249
PMCPMC3143359
OpenAlexW1487621907

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