Project description:As aberrant phosphorylation is a hallmark of tumor cells, the display of tumor-specific phosphopeptides by Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) class I molecules can be exploited in the treatment of cancer by T-cell-based immunotherapy. Yet, the characterization and prediction of HLA-I phospholigands is challenging as the molecular determinants of the presentation of such post-translationally modified peptides are not fully understood. Here, we employed a peptidomic workflow to identify phosphorylated ligands associated with HLA-B*40, -B*27, -B*39 and -B*07. Remarkably, these phosphopeptides showed similar molecular features. Besides the specific anchor motifs imposed by the binding groove of each allotype, the predominance of phosphorylation at peptide position 4 (P4) became strikingly evident, as was the enrichment of basic residues at P1. This molecular understanding of the presentation of phosphopeptides by HLA-B molecules can help in predicting tumor-specific neo-antigens that arise from aberrant phosphorylation in cancer cells.
Project description:In the present study, RNA-seq were performed To explore biological significance of IL-27 and BST2 in the neuro-cutaneous signaling network of chronic itch. mRNA profiles were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using MGISEQ-2000. We found that both human keratinocytes and murine sensory neurons responded to IL-27 and BST2, resulting in enrichment of genes promoting itch and inflammation. IL-27-BST2 signaling pathway activation promotes cutaneous inflammation and itch, both leading into an aggravation of AD. This finding might help us to better understand the immune-neuro-modulatory mechanism in itch circuits
Project description:The total protein expression level of 11 paired human normal, human lung cancer samples and correspoding mouse xenograft samples were analyzed by LC-MS/MS. These protein expression data were than compared with corresponding DNA copy number changes and mRNA expression level changes among these samples.