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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Development of macrophages with altered actin organization in the absence of MafB
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Volume 26, No. 18, Year 2006
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In the hematopoietic system the bZip transcription factor MafB is selectively expressed at high levels in monocytes and macrophages and promotes macrophage differentiation in myeloid progenitors, whereas a dominant-negative allele can inhibit this process. To analyze the requirement of MafB for macrophage development, we generated MafB-deficient mice and, due to their neonatal lethal phenotype, analyzed macrophage differentiation in vitro, in the embryo, and in reconstituted mice. Surprisingly we observed in vitro differentiation of macrophages from E14.5 fetal liver (FL) cells and E18.5 splenocytes. Furthermore we found normal numbers of F4/80+/Mac-1 + macrophages and monocytes in fetal liver, spleen, and blood as well as in bone marrow, spleen, and peritoneum of adult MafB-/- FL reconstituted mice. MafB-/- macrophages showed intact basic macrophage functions such as phagocytosis of latex beads or Listeria monocytogenes and nitric oxide production in response to lipopolysaccharide. By contrast, MafB-/- macrophages expressed increased levels of multiple genes involved in actin organization. Consistent with this, phalloidin staining revealed an altered morphology involving increased numbers of branched protrusions of MafB-/- macrophages in response to macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Together these data point to an unexpected redundancy of MafB function in macrophage differentiation and a previously unknown role in actin-dependent macrophage morphology. Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Aziz, Athar
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
Vanhille, Laurent
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
Mohideen, Peer
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
Kelly, Louise M.
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
United States, Cambridge
Takeda Oncology
Otto, Claas
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
Bakri, Youssef
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
Morocco, Rabat
Faculté Des Sciences Rabat
Mossadegh, Noushine
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
Sarrazin, Sandrine
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
Sieweke, Michael H.
France, Marseille
Centre D’immunologie de Marseille-luminy
Statistics
Citations: 81
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1128/MCB.00245-06
ISSN:
02707306
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Maternal And Child Health