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B1b cell homeostasis is maintained by CD40 in atherosclerosis

GSE186134 Mus musculus (mouse) RNA-seq (gene expression) 16 samples Submitted 2024/10/19 Platform GPL21103
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RNA-seq (gene expression) · mouse · 16 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples
16 samples: 10 × ao vs 6 × B1bGroups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Summary (written by the submitters)
Background: The co-stimulatory CD40-CD40L dyad is an important driver of atherosclerosis. CD40 exerts divergent, cell-specific roles, which differentially impact atherogenesis. Objectives: We here investigate the role of the most prominent CD40-expressing cell-type, the B-cell, in atherosclerosis. Methods: B-cell subset specific CD40-expression of patients with mild and severe coronary artery disease (CAD) was determined by mass-cytometry and correlated to CAD severity.
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Underlying mechanisms were elucidated using B-cell CD40-deficient CD19Cre-CD40flfl-ApoE-/-(CD40BKO) mice and control littermates (CD40BWT). Results: Patients with severe CAD had similar CD40 expression levels on most B-cell subsets but showed a profound decrease in CD40 on putative B1 cells. This was associated with increased atherosclerotic plaque burden and decreased plaque fibrosis. Likewise, CD40BKO mice exhibited an increased plaque area and more advanced staging of atherosclerosis. Absence of CD40 on B-cells caused a decrease in immunoglobulin (Ig) producing cells, including germinal center-, plasma-, but especially B1 cells, thereby reducing levels of (anti-ox/MDA-LDL) IgG and protective (anti-ox/MDA-LDL) IgM. Transcriptomics analysis revealed that the absence of CD40 on B1b cells caused altered gene expression pathways related to lipid uptake (Cd36, Ldlr), cellular stress and metabolism (Nr4a1, Hif1a), and cell death (Naip5/6, Ccnd2). Indeed, in vitro analysis showed that B1bCD40KO cells took up excessive amounts of ac/oxLDL, exhibited defective BCR signaling, and were prone to apoptosis, especially in hyperlipidemic conditions. Transfer of wild-type B1b cells in CD40BKO mice prevented the increase in atherosclerosis. Conclusions: Patients with severe CAD had similar CD40 expression levels on most B-cell subsets but showed a profound decrease in CD40 on putative B1 cells. This was associated with increased atherosclerotic plaque burden and decreased plaque fibrosis. Likewise, CD40BKO mice exhibited an increased plaque area and more advanced staging of atherosclerosis. Absence of CD40 on B-cells caused a decrease in immunoglobulin (Ig) producing cells, including germinal center-, plasma-, but especially B1 cells, thereby reducing levels of (anti-ox/MDA-LDL) IgG and protective (anti-ox/MDA-LDL) IgM. Transcriptomics analysis revealed that the absence of CD40 on B1b cells caused altered gene expression pathways related to lipid uptake (Cd36, Ldlr), cellular stress and metabolism (Nr4a1, Hif1a), and cell death (Naip5/6, Ccnd2). Indeed, in vitro analysis showed that B1bCD40KO cells took up excessive amounts of ac/oxLDL, exhibited defective BCR signaling, and were prone to apoptosis, especially in hyperlipidemic conditions. Transfer of wild-type B1b cells in CD40BKO mice prevented the increase in atherosclerosis.
This dataset
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Direct links to NCBI and ENA, no account and no request form. Pick by what you want to do: take the small processed table to look, the supplementary files to re-analyse, or the original raw data to start over.

1 · Just have a look

Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

2 · Re-analyse it

Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE186134_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

What the files usually look like: For RNA-seq the counts are usually a table among the supplementary files (look for 'counts', 'expression', 'FPKM' or 'TPM' in the file name). The series matrix of a sequencing study is sometimes nearly empty.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA772716 and SRA study SRP342123. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

Study design
10 × ao vs 6 × B1b

Supports a between-group comparison across 16 samples.

How we read this: 2 replicated groups read from 16 sample titles; they account for 16 of them. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

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