Mouse natural killer cells response to DKK2 treatment

Analysis of mouse primary natural killer (NK) cells and NK cells treated with DKK2 for 24 hours.Sequencing of the mRNAs from DKK2-treated primary NK cells in comparison of those from mock-treated cells suggest an alteration in STAT signaling. Mouse primary NK cells were isolated from the spleens and cultured in the presence of 50 ng/ml recombinant murine IL-15 for 24 hours. And then NK cells were treated with mock or 200ng/ml DKK2 for another 24 hours before mRNA was isolated and purified by using RNeasy Plus Mini Kit (Qiagen). A total of two groups of Control NK cells and two groups of DKK2-treated NK cells were individually micromanipulated.