Analysis of IGH repertoire in MRL/lpr SLE prone mice treated with either control SMO or Long isoform of PRLR SMO

Purpose: IGH sequencing has revolutionized analysis of structural and functional signatures of B cell clonality. The goals of this study are to compare IGH repertoire of splenic B cells before and after knockdown of long isoform of PRLR. Methods: After amplifying the IGH repertoire of splenic B cells using PCR primers for VHJ558 variable and Cμ constant regions. For next generation sequencing (NGS), a TrueSeq library was prepared by adapter ligation to full-length products and sequenced on the MiSeq Illumina 2x150 bp platform. Results: In this project, Unique nucleotide sequences were identified, their abundances were calculated, and their complementary determining region 3 (CDR3) length, CDR3 spectrum, VDJ usage, and diversity were analyzed using the International Immunogenetics Information System (IMGT) HighV-QUEST software. Controls are included C3,C4,C5,C7,C8 and C9. LFPRLR SMO treated mice samples are: A3,A4,A5,A6,A7 and A8 IGH repertoire in MRL/lpr SLE prone mice