Abstract
Regulatory B cells do not constitute a distinct cell lineage because no unique marker or set of markers can exclusively identify neither murine nor human regulatory B cells, and efficient IL-10 production is their only known distinguishing feature. After purification of IL-10-secreting B cells, one may want to characterize them by analyzing their gene expression profile. This goal can be achieved by using different technologies: RT-qPCR, microarrays, Nanostring’s nCounter technology, Biomark HD are techniques that will allow you to analyze their gene expression, whether in a targeted (RT-qPCR), extended but targeted (Nanostring’s nCounter technology, Biomark HD) or exhaustive (Microarray) way. Aim of this chapter is the description of these techniques in the view of their application to the study and characterization of regulatory B cells.
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Maho-Vaillant, M., Calbo, S. (2021). Methods to Study the Transcriptome of Regulatory B Cells. In: Mion, F., Tonon, S. (eds) Regulatory B Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2270. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1237-8_16
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