Expression in IFN-gamma treated control and Atg5-/- macrophages. Mus musculus

Type-I (α/β) and -II (γ) interferons (IFN), through an incompletely understood combination of redundant and unique mechanisms, are essential for host resistance to viral infection. We report a requirement for the Atg5-Atg12/Atg16L1 autophagosome elongation complex in IFNγ-mediated control of murine norovirus in macrophages. We use microarrays to compare transcriptional changes induced in control and Atg5 deficient macrophages by IFNγ treatment. Overall design: Bone marrow derived macrophages were generated from Atg5flox/flox and Atg5flox/flox+LysM cre mice and treated with media alone or 100U/ml of IFNγ for 14 hrs. RNA was extracted using Trizol (Invitrogen) and 10 µg of RNA hybridized to Affymetrix microarrays.