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. 2020 May 29;432(12):3700–3713. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.12.044

Table 1.

Immune phenotypes in clock-specific global and conditional knockout systems.

Clock gene Model Effect Tissue/cells Reference
Bmal1 KO Impaired B cell development, reduced B cell numbers
Accelerated aging with increased risk for arthropathy
Blood, spleen [41]
Chimera Leishmania infection:
  • -

    Loss of time-dependent infection extent

  • -

    Loss of time-dependent neutrophil and macrophage infiltration

  • -

    Loss of time-dependent rhythmic chemokine expression

Neutrophils, peritoneal macrophages [88]
Lyz2-Cre Reduced survival after LPS Macrophages [44]
Reduced survival after Listeria infection Monocytes [31]
Increased proinflammatory state after LPS: Macrophages
  • -

    Increased IL-6

[28]
  • -

    Increased TNFa, reduced Il10

[44]
  • -

    Increased ROS, HIF1α, Il6, Il1b

[45]
Increased proinflammatory cytokines after L. monocytogenes infection Monocytes [31]
Increased proinflammatory miR-155 cluster Macrophages [44]
Higher phospho-p65
Increased inflammatory state in diseases:
  • -

    Allergic asthma

Eosinophils [46]
  • -

    EAE (increased IM infiltration, increased IL-1β)

CNS [47]
hMRP8-cre Impaired clearance of aged neutrophils Neutrophils [22]
Cd4-cre Impeded LN homing
Loss of lymph and LN half-life diurnal oscillation
T cells [27]
Cd19-cre Loss of oscillations in lymph and LN B cells [27]
Rorgt-cre Reduced small intestinal lamina propria (siLP) ILC3s siLP ILC3 [89,90]
Reduced epithelial reactivity Small intestine
Increased infection with Citrobacter rodentium
Clock KO Reduced NFκB activity Hepatocytes, MEFs [55]
Δ19 mutant Reduced inflammatory cytokines after LPS, TNFα MEFs [42]
Reduced Il6, Il1b, Cxcl1, Ifnb, & Ccl2 after inflammatory stimuli Macrophages (BMDMs) [56]
Δ19 mutant chimera with W/Wv mice Loss of IgE-mediated degranulation and mast cell signaling Mast cells [91]
Loss of FcεRIβ oscillation
Per1 KO Increased TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, & MCP-1 after LPS Macrophages [57]
Per2 KO Reduced IFNγ, IL-1β after LPS Plasma [58]
Resistant to septic shock
Per2-Brdm1 Reduced TNFα, IL-12 after CpG Macrophages [37]
Increased IL-6 after LTA, loss of IL-6 rhythm Macrophages [60]
Loss of diurnal anaphylactic cutaneous reaction Mast cells (skin, BM) [61]
Cry1 KO Increased IL-6 Fibroblasts [64]
Cry1/2 KO Increased T cell cellularity MEFs, Splenocytes [63]
Increased TNFα
Increased IL-6, Cxcl1, iNOS, constant NFκB activity Hypothalamus, Fibroblasts, Macrophages [64]
Increased LPS hypersensitivity
Spontaneous autoimmune disease:
Increased IgG and IgM Serum, lung, kidney [65]
Increased IL-1β, IL-6, MMP-3, & TNFα in arthritis Serum
Rev-Erbα Agonist Reduced Il-6, Cxcl11, Ccl2, Cxcl6, & Il19 Macrophages [28]
KO Loss of diurnal LPS response Macrophages [64]
Increased Cx3cr1 & Mmp9 [66]
Reduced NKp46+ siLP ILC3s siLP ILC3s [92]
Increased DN and CCR6+ siLP ILC3s
Ccsp-Rev-Erbα-DBDm Increased neutrophilic lung inflammation after aerosolized LPS Lung [71]
RORα Staggerer Increased IL-1β, IL-6, & MIP-2 after LPS Lung [72]