Metabolomics,Unknown,Transcriptomics,Genomics,Proteomics

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Transcription profiling of mouse small intestine intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) vs. TCR ab+ CD8b+ and TCR gd+ cells

ABSTRACT: Mouse small intestine intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) that express a ab TCR and CD8aa homodimers are an enigmatic T cell subset, as their specificity and in vivo function remain to be defined. To gain insight into the nature of these cells, we performed global gene expression profiling using microarray analysis, combined with PCR and flow cytometry to determine the level of expression of selected genes. Using these methods, TCR ab+ CD8aa IEL were compared to their TCR ab+ CD8b+ and TCR gd+ counterparts. Experiment Overall Design: In this study, the three IEL populations were isolated by cell sorting from a pool of IELs from 20 mice. RNA from each IEL subset was used to probe one microarray. A replicate experiment was performed on a seperate occasion using a new pool of 20 mice and three additional microarrays were used.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Steve Granger

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-5355 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Mouse TCRalphabeta+CD8alphaalpha intraepithelial lymphocytes express genes that down-regulate their antigen reactivity and suppress immune responses.

Denning Timothy L TL Granger Steve W SW Mucida Daniel D Graddy Ryan R Leclercq Georges G Zhang Weiguo W Honey Karen K Rasmussen Jeffrey P JP Cheroutre Hilde H Rudensky Alexander Y AY Kronenberg Mitchell M

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20070401 7

Mouse small intestine intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) that express alphabetaTCR and CD8alphaalpha homodimers are an enigmatic T cell subset, as their specificity and in vivo function remain to be defined. To gain insight into the nature of these cells, we performed global gene expression profiling using microarray analysis combined with real-time quantitative PCR and flow cytometry. Using these methods, TCRalphabeta(+)CD8alphaalpha IEL were compared with their TCRalphabeta(+)CD8beta(+) and TCR ...[more]

PMID: 17371979

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Project description:Background: Tissue-resident gd intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) orchestrate innate and adaptive immune responses to maintain intestinal epithelial barrier integrity. Epithelia-specific butyrophilin-like (Btnl) molecules induce perinatal development of distinct Vg TCR+ IELs, however, the mechanisms that control gd IEL maintenance within discrete intestinal segments are unclear. Btnl2, a member of Btnl family, has been shown to induce Treg differentiation and suppress T cell activation and proliferation in vitro. Btnl2 is highly enriched in villous IECs across different intestinal compartments and its expression is reported to be altered by inflammatory cues such as epithelial injury and tumor burden. We sought to understand the role of Btnl2 in regulating intestinal immune responses during homeostasis and inflammation and, particularly, in the induction and maintenance of intestinal gd IELs. Methods: We surveyed the gut immune system of in-house generated Btnl2-KO and WT mice within discrete intestinal segments (duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon) during homeostasis and DSS-induced epithelial injury using flow cytometry, primary cell assays, immunoassays, and gene expression profiling. In addition, we performed high throughput transcriptomic (bulk RNAseq and scRNAseq) and TCR repertoire (scTCRseq) characterization of segment-specific Btnl2-KO and WT gd IELs at steady-state. Results: We characterized newly generated Btnl2 knockout mice and identify a role for Btnl2 in regulating the frequencies and phenotype of gd IELs preferentially in the ileum at steady state. We found that gd IELs derived from the ileum, but not duodenum, of Btnl2-KO mice possess a dysregulated antibacterial response module. By integrating RNA and single-cell TCR expression data we identified distinct transcriptional signatures and greater TCR repertoire diversity in ileal Btnl2-KO gd IELs. Upon DSS challenge, Btnl2-KO mice displayed enhanced colonic, but not ileal, intestinal inflammation and delayed mucosal repair. Conclusions: Collectively, our findings suggest that context-dependent Btnl2 expression fine-tunes intestinal immune responses to protect against epithelial injury. Overall, Btnl-mediated targeting of γδ IEL development and maintenance may help dissect their immunological functions in intestinal diseases with segment-specific manifestations.

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Transcription profiling of mouse small intestine intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) vs. TCR ab+ CD8b+ and TCR gd+ cells

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Mouse TCRalphabeta+CD8alphaalpha intraepithelial lymphocytes express genes that down-regulate their antigen reactivity and suppress immune responses.

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