Discrimination of distinct chicken M cell subsets based on CSF1R expression

© 2024. The Author(s)..

In mammals, a subset of follicle-associated epithelial (FAE) cells, known as M cells, conduct the transcytosis of antigens across the epithelium into the underlying lymphoid tissues. We previously revealed that M cells in the FAE of the chicken lung, bursa of Fabricius (bursa), and caecum based on the expression of CSF1R. Here, we applied RNA-seq analysis on highly enriched CSF1R-expressing bursal M cells to investigate their transcriptome and identify novel chicken M cell-associated genes. Our data show that, like mammalian M cells, those in the FAE of the chicken bursa also express SOX8, MARCKSL1, TNFAIP2 and PRNP. Immunohistochemical analysis also confirmed the expression of SOX8 in CSF1R-expressing cells in the lung, bursa, and caecum. However, we found that many other mammalian M cell-associated genes such as SPIB and GP2 were not expressed by chicken M cells or represented in the chicken genome. Instead, we show bursal M cells express high levels of related genes such as SPI1. Whereas our data show that bursal M cells expressed CSF1R-highly, the M cells in the small intestine lacked CSF1R and both expressed SOX8. This study offers insights into the transcriptome of chicken M cells, revealing the expression of CSF1R in M cells is tissue-specific.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 16. Apr., Seite 8795

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeinali, Safieh [VerfasserIn]
Sutton, Kate [VerfasserIn]
Zefreh, Masoud Ghaderi [VerfasserIn]
Mabbott, Neil [VerfasserIn]
Vervelde, Lonneke [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chicken
Follicle-associated epithelium
Interfollicular epithelium
Journal Article
M cells
RNA-seq
Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor

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Date Completed 18.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-59368-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM37116625X