Tregs from Bcl11b-deficient versus wild type Tregs (CD4Cre and Foxp3Cre systems)
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ABSTRACT: expression profile in Bcl11b-deficient Treg cells versus wild type Treg cells Treg cells sorted from Bcl11bF/F/Cd4Cre/Foxp3-GFP+ mice and wild type Foxp3-GFP+ mice Treg cells sorted from Bcl11bF/F/Foxp3Cre mice and wild type mice RNA extracted from sorted Bcl11b-deficient Foxp3-GFP Treg cells form Bcl11bF/F/Cd4Cre/Foxp3-GFP+ mice and wild type Foxp3-GFP Treg cells; expression profile by microarray analysis RNA extracted from sorted Bcl11b-deficient Treg cells form Bcl11bF/F/Foxp3Cre mice and wild type Treg cells; expression profile by microarray analysis
Project description:expression profile in Bcl11b-deficient Treg cells versus wild type Treg cells Treg cells sorted from Bcl11bF/F/Cd4Cre/Foxp3-GFP+ mice and wild type Foxp3-GFP+ mice Treg cells sorted from Bcl11bF/F/Foxp3Cre mice and wild type mice
Project description:To explore the role of Ku70 in Treg cell biology, we isolated conventional T cells (Tconv) and regulatory T cells (Treg) from Foxp3Yfp-cre mice and performed Ku70 ChIP-seq. Furthermore, to investigate the impact of Ku70 deficiency on Foxp3 binding patterns, we sorted Treg cells from Foxp3Cre (WT) and Xrcc6fl/fl;Foxp3Cre (KO) mice and conducted Foxp3 ChIP-seq. These analyses revealed that Ku70 forms a complex with FOXP3, which supports FOXP3 transcriptional activity.
Project description:TIGIT+ Tregs suppress Th1 and Th17 responses while sparing Th2 responses. Analysis of global gene expression of TIGIT+ vs. TIGIT- Tregs from naive mice reveled that TIGIT+ Tregs display an activated phenotype and are enriched for Treg signature genes including the Treg effector molecule Fgl2 which enables them to selectively spare Th2 responses. TIGIT+ and TIGIT- Tregs were sorted from naïve Foxp3-GFP KI mice (pooled spleen and lymph nodes) TIGIT: T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains
Project description:SMART-seq analysis is used for single cells or for a small amount of purified total RNA from low number of cells. The goal of this study to compare the quantitative differences between the SRC-3+ and SRC-3-/- Tregs cell transcriptomes. Method: Tregs were isolated from FOXP3cre SRC-3f/f (SRC-3KO) and FOXP3 cre monogenic (WT) mice and sorted for GFP expression and the expression of cre
Project description:A new Treg-specific, FoxP3-GFP-hCre BAC transgenic was crossed to a conditional Dicer knock-out mouse strain to analyze the role of microRNAs (miRNA) in the development and function of regulatory T cells (Tregs). Although thymic Tregs developed normally in this setting, the cells showed evidence of altered differentiation and dysfunction in the periphery. Dicer-deficient Treg lineage cells failed to remain stable as a subset of cells down-regulated the Treg-specific transcription factor, FoxP3, while the majority expressed altered levels of multiple genes and proteins (including Neuropilin 1, GITR and CTLA-4) associated with the Treg fingerprint. In fact, a significant percentage of the Treg lineage cells took on a Th memory phenotype including increased levels of CD127, IL-4, and interferon-g. Importantly, Dicer-deficient Tregs lost suppression activity in vivo; the mice rapidly developed fatal systemic autoimmune disease resembling the FoxP3 knockout phenotype. These results support a central role for miRNAs in maintaining the stability of differentiated Treg function in vivo and homeostasis of the adaptive immune system. Experiment Overall Design: Lymph node CD4+YFP+ T cells from FoxP3-GFP-hCre x ROSA26R-YFP Dicerwt/lox (Het) and FoxP3-GFP-hCre x ROSA26R-YFP Dicerlox/lox (KO) mice were isolated by flow cytometry. Triplicate GeneChips were used for each T cell population.
Project description:Gene-profiling of Tregs across inbred strains. There is a wide inter-individual range in the frequency of FoxP3+ Treg cells, but little is known about the underlying genetic or epigenetic mechanisms. We explored this issue accross inbred strains of mice. During this study, we established the gene expression profiles of Treg cells from the various inbred strains of mice. For each inbred strain of mice, CD4+ TCRb+ CD25hi Treg cells (50k) from 9w old male (Jackson laboratory) were double sorted into Trizol. For BM Treg, cells were triple-sorted. Top 50% among CD25high cells were selected to ensure high Foxp3+ purity (over 99%). 2 biological replicates per condition. RNA was amplified, labeled and hybridized to Affymetrix Mouse Gene 1.0 ST Arrays (Expression Analysis).
Project description:Foxp3-expressing regulatory T (Treg) cells are essential regulators in the immune system; molecular mechanisms underlying Treg cell expansion and function are still not well understood. SUMOylation is an important post-translational modification characterized by covalent attachment of SUMO moieties to lysine within proteins. UBC9 is the only E2 conjugation enzyme involved in this process and loss of UBC9 completely impairs the SUMOylation pathway. Here we report that selective deletion of Ubc9 within the Treg cell lineage resulted in fatal early-onset autoimmunity as the Foxp3 mutant mice. Ubc9-deficient Treg cells exhibited severe defects in TCR-driven homeostatic proliferation, accompanied by impaired activation and compromised suppressor function. Importantly, TCR-enhanced SUMOylation of IRF4, a critical regulator of Treg cell function downstream of TCR signals, regulates its stability in Treg cells. Our data thus have demonstrated an essential role of SUMOylation in the expansion and function of Treg cells. RNA-seq library was generated using mRNA of CD4+ YFP+ Treg cells sorted from lymph nodes and spleen of Foxp3cre/wtUbc9fl/wt or Foxp3cre/wtUbc9fl/fl mice, each sample contained pooled Treg cells from 5~10 mice.
Project description:In order to identify Bcl11b-bound sites in Treg cells(WT) and Tn cells and to determine Bcl11n and Foxp3 peak overlaps, we performed Bcl11b and Foxp3 ChIP-seq on respective cell populations. In order to understand whether Bcl11b recruitment to it's target sites is dependent on Foxp3 we performed Bcl111b ChIP-Seq in Tfn cells(derived from Foxp3GFPKO mice). Finally, to ask whether genome-wide occupancy of Foxp3 is affected in the absence of Bcl11b, we performed Foxp3 ChIP-seq in Bcl11b-deficient Treg cells(KO Treg).
Project description:T-regulatory (Treg) cells are important to immune homeostasis, and Treg cell deficiency or dysfunction leads to autoimmune disease. An histone/protein acetyltransferase (HAT), p300, was recently found important for Treg function and stability, but further insights into the mechanisms by which p300 or other HATs affect Treg biology are needed. Here we show that CBP, a p300 paralog, is also important in controlling Treg function and stability. Thus, while mice with Treg-specific deletion of CBP or p300 developed minimal autoimmune disease, the combined deletion of CBP and p300 led to fatal autoimmunity by 3-4 weeks of age. The effects of CBP and p300 deletion on Treg development are dose-dependent, and involve multiple mechanisms. CBP and p300 cooperate with several key Treg transcription factors that act on the Foxp3 promoter to promote Foxp3 production. CBP and p300 also act on the Foxp3 CNS2 region to maintain Treg stability in inflammatory environments by regulating pCREB function and GATA3 expression, respectively. Lastly, CBP and p300 regulate the epigenetic status and function of Foxp3. Our findings provide insights into how HATs orchestrate multiple aspects of Treg development and function, and identify overlapping but also discrete activities for p300 and CBP in control of Treg cells. RNA from three independent samples from magnetically separated CD4+CD25+ Treg of fl-p300/Foxp3cre mice and fl-CBP/Foxp3cre, compared to wild type (Foxp3cre) control (all C57Bl/6 background).