Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (6): 2641-2651.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2024.06.035

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Role of Guanylate Binding Protein 2b during Macrophage Polarization Induced by Mycobacterium bovis

Youli YU1,*(), Jiandong WANG1(), Ya'nan GUO1, Jiupan ZHANG1, Feng XUE2, Yuying CAO2   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Science, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan 750002, China
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Received:2023-10-07 Online:2024-06-23 Published:2024-06-28
  • Contact: Youli YU E-mail:yyl06010323@163.com;jiandongwang668@126.com

Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the effect of guanylate binding protein 2b (GBP2b) on M.bovis infection of RAW264.7 cells and its signal pathways in polarization of M1 and M2 during M.bovis infection. Downregulate the expression of GBP2b in RAW264.7 macrophages through small interfering RNA, and detect the expression of M1 and M2 macrophage surface markers and key proteins related to the MyD88 signaling pathway using qRT-PCR, Western blot, and flow cytometry, respectively. Dual luciferase reporter assay to examine the effect of GBP2b on NF-κB transcriptional regulation. The results showed that GBP2b was highly expressed in macrophages infected with M. bovis. After downregulating the expression of GBP2b in RAW264.7 macrophages and then being infected with M. bovis for 24 h, the expression of surface markers in M1 macrophages was downregulated, while there was no significant effect on the expression of surface markers in M2 macrophages. The transcription initiation of NF-κB is inhibited, and the downregulation of MyD88 signaling pathway related protein expression were due to the downregulation of GBP2b. The results indicate that GBP2b mainly promotes the polarization and inflammatory response of RAW264.7 macrophage infected with M. bovis towards the M1 phenotype by relying on the MyD88 signaling pathway, thereby helping macrophages clear intracellular M. bovis.

Key words: M. bovis, GBP2b, macrophages, M1 polarization, M2 polarization

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