Whole-genome expression analysis in IFNgamma stimulated bone marrow-derived macrophages from transgenic mice expressing only non-nuclear mutant Socs1

To study the role of SOCS1 in the cell nucleus in vivo, we generated a transgenic mouse model using a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) containing a mutated Socs1 locus (non-nuclear Socs1ΔNLS), GFP and firefly Luciferase, termed MGL. MGL transgenic mice expressing only non-nuclear mutant Socs1 (Socs1-/- MGLtg mice) survive the early lethal phenotype of Socs1-/- mice that die within 3 weeks due to excessive immune signaling, mainly depending on hyperresponsiveness to IFNgamma. Therefore, we suggested that classical IFNgamma signaling might still be efficiently regulated by SOCS1ΔNLS. To prove this hypothesis, bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs) from Socs1-/- MGLtg mice and the control group (Socs1+/- MGLtg mice) were stimulated with IFNgamma for 24 h and subjected to whole-genome expression analysis.