Abstract
The transcription factor STAT6 plays a key role in mediating signaling downstream of the receptors for IL-4 and IL-13. In B cells, STAT6 is required for class switch recombination to IgE and for germinal center formation during type 2 immune responses directed against allergens or helminths. In this study, we compared the transcriptomes and proteomes of primary mouse B cells from wild-type and STAT6-deficient mice cultured for 4 d in the presence or absence of IL-4. Microarray analysis revealed that 214 mRNAs were upregulated and 149 were downregulated $>$3-fold by IL-4 in a STAT6-dependent manner. Across all samples, $\sim$5000 proteins were identified by label-free quantitative liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. A total of 149 proteins was found to be differentially expressed $>$3-fold between IL-4-stimulated wild-type and STAT6(-/-) B cells (75 upregulated and 74 downregulated). Comparative analysis of the proteome and transcriptome revealed that expression of these proteins was mainly regulated at the transcriptional level, which argues against a major role for posttranscriptional mechanisms that modulate the STAT6-dependent proteome. Nine proteins were selected for confirmation by flow cytometry or Western blot. We show that CD30, CD79b, SLP-76, DEC205, IL-5R$\alpha$, STAT5, and Thy1 are induced by IL-4 in a STAT6-dependent manner. In contrast, Syk and Fc receptor-like 1 were downregulated. This dataset provides a framework for further functional analysis of newly identified IL-4-regulated proteins in B cells that may contribute to germinal center formation and IgE switching in type 2 immunity.
- *proteome,*transcriptome,adaptor
- antigen/genetics/metabolism,mice,mice
- antigens/genetics/metabolism,cell
- balb
- c,mice
- cells/immunology,to_read
- class
- cultured,gene
- differentiation,cells
- e/metabolism,interleukin-4/*immunology,ki-1
- expression
- factor/genetics/immunology/*metabolism,th2
- inbred
- knockout,phosphoproteins/genetics/metabolism,stat6
- proteins
- regulation/genetics/immunology,immunoglobulin
- signal
- switching/genetics,immunoglobulin
- transcription
- transducing/genetics/metabolism,animals,b-lymphocytes/*immunology,cd79
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