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A multifunctional mouse model to study the role of Samd3
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-257362
- The capacity to develop immunological memory is a hallmark of the adaptive immune system. To investigate the role of Samd3 for cellular immune responses and memory development, we generated a conditional knock-out mouse including a fluorescent reporter and a huDTR cassette for conditional depletion of Samd3-expressing cells. Samd3 expression was observed in NK cells and CD8 T cells, which are known for their specific function against intracellular pathogens like viruses. After acute viral infections, Samd3 expression was enriched within memoryThe capacity to develop immunological memory is a hallmark of the adaptive immune system. To investigate the role of Samd3 for cellular immune responses and memory development, we generated a conditional knock-out mouse including a fluorescent reporter and a huDTR cassette for conditional depletion of Samd3-expressing cells. Samd3 expression was observed in NK cells and CD8 T cells, which are known for their specific function against intracellular pathogens like viruses. After acute viral infections, Samd3 expression was enriched within memory precursor cells and the frequency of Samd3-expressing cells increased during the progression into the memory phase. Similarly, during chronic viral infections, Samd3 expression was predominantly detected within precursors of exhausted CD8 T cells that are critical for viral control. At the functional level however, Samd3-deficient CD8 T cells were not compromised in the context of acute infection with Vaccinia virus or chronic infection with Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. Taken together, we describe a novel multifunctional mouse model to study the role of Samd3 and Samd3-expressing cells. We found that Samd3 is specifically expressed in NK cells, memory CD8 T cells, and precursor exhausted T cells during viral infections, while the molecular function of this enigmatic gene remains further unresolved.…
Author: | Annika E. Peters, Konrad Knöpper, Anika Grafen, Wolfgang Kastenmüller |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-257362 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Systemimmunologie |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | European Journal of Immunology |
Year of Completion: | 2022 |
Volume: | 52 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pagenumber: | 328-337 |
Source: | European Journal of Immunology 2022, 52(2):328-337. DOI: 10.1002/eji.202149469 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.202149469 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | CD8 T cell; NK cell; SAMD3; mouse model; viral infection |
Release Date: | 2022/03/31 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |