Immunomagnetic B cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich B cell transcripts

Abstract Objective Transcriptional profiling of immune cells is an indispensable tool in biomedical research; however, heterogenous sample types routinely used in transcriptomic studies may mask important cell type-specific transcriptional differences. Techniques to isolate desired cell types are us...

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Autores principales: Amanda N. Henning, Daniel Green, Ryan Baumann, Patrick Grandinetti, Steven L. Highfill, Huizhi Zhou, Valeria De Giorgi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dca354737e5b4efc8d253cdf48cfc1a02021-11-21T12:28:05ZImmunomagnetic B cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich B cell transcripts10.1186/s13104-021-05833-z1756-0500https://doaj.org/article/dca354737e5b4efc8d253cdf48cfc1a02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05833-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/1756-0500Abstract Objective Transcriptional profiling of immune cells is an indispensable tool in biomedical research; however, heterogenous sample types routinely used in transcriptomic studies may mask important cell type-specific transcriptional differences. Techniques to isolate desired cell types are used to overcome this limitation. We sought to evaluate the use of immunomagnetic B cell isolation on RNA quality and transcriptional output. Additionally, we aimed to develop a B cell gene signature representative of a freshly isolated B cell population to be used as a tool to verify isolation efficacy and to provide a transcriptional standard for evaluating maintenance or deviation from traditional B cell identity. Results We found RNA quality and RNA-sequencing output to be comparable between donor-matched PBMC, whole blood, and B cells following negative selection by immunomagnetic B cell isolation. Transcriptional analysis enabled the development of an 85 gene B cell signature. This signature effectively clustered isolated B cells from heterogeneous sample types in our study and naïve and memory B cells when applied to transcriptional data from a published source. Additionally, by identifying B cell signature genes whose functional role in B cells is currently unknown, our gene signature has uncovered areas for future investigation.Amanda N. HenningDaniel GreenRyan BaumannPatrick GrandinettiSteven L. HighfillHuizhi ZhouValeria De GiorgiBMCarticleRNA-sequencingB cellsDifferential gene expressionGene signatureMedicineRBiology (General)QH301-705.5Science (General)Q1-390ENBMC Research Notes, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic RNA-sequencing
B cells
Differential gene expression
Gene signature
Medicine
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Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Science (General)
Q1-390
spellingShingle RNA-sequencing
B cells
Differential gene expression
Gene signature
Medicine
R
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Science (General)
Q1-390
Amanda N. Henning
Daniel Green
Ryan Baumann
Patrick Grandinetti
Steven L. Highfill
Huizhi Zhou
Valeria De Giorgi
Immunomagnetic B cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich B cell transcripts
description Abstract Objective Transcriptional profiling of immune cells is an indispensable tool in biomedical research; however, heterogenous sample types routinely used in transcriptomic studies may mask important cell type-specific transcriptional differences. Techniques to isolate desired cell types are used to overcome this limitation. We sought to evaluate the use of immunomagnetic B cell isolation on RNA quality and transcriptional output. Additionally, we aimed to develop a B cell gene signature representative of a freshly isolated B cell population to be used as a tool to verify isolation efficacy and to provide a transcriptional standard for evaluating maintenance or deviation from traditional B cell identity. Results We found RNA quality and RNA-sequencing output to be comparable between donor-matched PBMC, whole blood, and B cells following negative selection by immunomagnetic B cell isolation. Transcriptional analysis enabled the development of an 85 gene B cell signature. This signature effectively clustered isolated B cells from heterogeneous sample types in our study and naïve and memory B cells when applied to transcriptional data from a published source. Additionally, by identifying B cell signature genes whose functional role in B cells is currently unknown, our gene signature has uncovered areas for future investigation.
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author Amanda N. Henning
Daniel Green
Ryan Baumann
Patrick Grandinetti
Steven L. Highfill
Huizhi Zhou
Valeria De Giorgi
author_facet Amanda N. Henning
Daniel Green
Ryan Baumann
Patrick Grandinetti
Steven L. Highfill
Huizhi Zhou
Valeria De Giorgi
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title Immunomagnetic B cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich B cell transcripts
title_short Immunomagnetic B cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich B cell transcripts
title_full Immunomagnetic B cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich B cell transcripts
title_fullStr Immunomagnetic B cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich B cell transcripts
title_full_unstemmed Immunomagnetic B cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich B cell transcripts
title_sort immunomagnetic b cell isolation as a tool to study blood cell subsets and enrich b cell transcripts
publisher BMC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/dca354737e5b4efc8d253cdf48cfc1a0
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