Gene expression profiling of C57BL/6J wildtype and IFNAR1 knockout mice following LPS and IFNβ stimulation

Type-I interferon signalling plays a critical role in immunity especially during viral infections. IFNAR1-deficent macrophages are highly resistant to Salmonella typhimurium (ST) infection and to the stimulation with LPS, poly I:C and TNFα. We have used microarray expression profiling on bone marrow derived macrophage cells as a discovery platform to identify genes that play a role in their resistance. Several genes were identified downregulated in IFNAR1-deficient macrophages compared to WT control sample. The Expression of identified genes will be quantified by qRT-PCR followed by knockdown of identified genes using si-RNA approach. The identified genes will help us to understand how IFNβ mediates susceptibility to bacterial infection in macrophages. Gene expression was measured in wildtype and IFNAR1-deficient macrophages in various conditions including: no treatment, LPS and IFNβ.