Journal: eBioMedicine
Article Title: Interleukin-27 remodels the bone marrow niche to suppress B-cell development and leukaemia progression in mouse models
doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106239
Figure Lengend Snippet: Exogenous IL-27 indirectly inhibits BM B-ALL cells. (A) Experimental design. GFP + B-ALL cells were transferred into WT mice, followed by AAV-Ctrl or AAV-IL-27 administration. BM and splenic B-ALL cells were analysed 9–10 days later (n = 3 per group). (B–C) Representative flow cytometry plots and quantification of GFP + B-ALL and GFP − B cells. (D) GSVA analysis of transcriptional changes in BM B-ALL cells isolated from mice in (A). (E) Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis of DEGs between Ctrl and IL-27 groups in (A) (adjusted P < 0.05, |log 2 fold change| > 1). The outer ring indicates enriched GO terms, the middle ring represents relative gene expression changes in the IL-27 group, and the inner ring shows background gene counts, with colour intensity reflecting enrichment significance. Enriched pathways include interferon-γ-mediated signalling, interferon-β responses, adhesion-related processes, protozoan defence responses, calmodulin-dependent kinase signalling, and negative regulation of STAT tyrosine phosphorylation. (F–G) Expression of apoptosis- and cell cycle-related genes in BM B-ALL cells from (A). (H) Experimental design. WT and IL-27R −/− mice transplanted with GFP + B-ALL cells were treated with AAV-Ctrl or AAV-IL-27 (n = 4 for WT Ctrl group; n = 4 for WT IL-27 group; n = 5 for IL-27R −/− Ctrl group; n = 5 for IL-27R −/− IL-27 group). (I–J) Representative flow plots and quantification of BM B-ALL cells. (K–L) Flow cytometry plots and quantification of BM B-ALL cells in CD4 Cre ;IL-27R fl/fl , CD19 Cre ;IL-27R fl/fl , and Lyz2 Cre ;IL-27R fl/fl mice (n = 2 for CD4 Cre Ctrl group; n = 2 for CD4 Cre IL-27 group; n = 3 for CD19 Cre Ctrl group; n = 3 for CD19 Cre IL-27 group; n = 3 for Lyz2 Cre Ctrl group; n = 3 for Lyz2 Cre IL-27 group). (M) Flow cytometry plots and quantification of BM B-ALL cells in Rag1 −/− mice (n = 3 per group). ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001; ns, not significant; unpaired Student's t-test.
Article Snippet: Cells were treated with recombinant murine IL-27 (51107-M08H, Sino Biological) or human IL-27 (50 ng/mL) for 24 h prior to RNA extraction.
Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Isolation, Gene Expression, Phospho-proteomics, Expressing