RNA sequencing of human monocytes stimulated with murine platelets from wild-type or Clec1b-/- mice

C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) recognize glycans present on the surface of pathogens or self and mediate host defense as well as homeostasis. Dectin-1 is the most well-characterized CLR which recognizes ß-glucan on various pathogens and expressed on human myeloid cells. Recently, we screened various tissue-derived primary cells for Dectin-1 binding and found that human Dectin-1 selectively binds to platelets. By establishing anti-platelet monoclonal antibodies that inhibit human Dectin-1 binding, we identified that CLEC-2 is responsible for the interaction with human Dectin-1. CLEC-2 is critical for lymphangiogenesis in early embryonic stage. In this study, we evaluated the influence on CLEC-2 binding in human monocytes which highly expresses human Dectin-1 by RNA sequencing. Overall design: RNAseq analysis was performed by using RNA extracted from human monocytes stimulated with murine platelets from wild-type or Clec1b-/- mice.