Project description:Human blood CD1c+ cDC2s can be divided into two functionally distinct subpopulations according to their CD5 expression. CD5high and CD5low cDC2s differ significantly in their gene expression, cytokine production, antigen presentation, and T cell polarization. However, the plasticity of CD5high and CD5low cDC2s was unknown. We found that about 40% CD5low cDC2s upregulated their CD5 expression when cultured in the presence of TGF-β. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the converted CD5high cDC2s are closer to cultured CD5high cDC2s, separating form unconverted CD5low cDC2s. Converted CD5high cDC2s with higher IRF4 upregulated some steady-state DC mature molecules, such CCR7, CD86, PD-L1 and CCL22. Unconverted CD5low cDC2s with higher MAFB upregulated some monocyte signature genes, such CCR2, CSF1R and CCL2. Moreover, Converted CD5high and unconverted CD5low cDC2s were significantly different in inducing CD4+ T cell polarization. Specifically, converted CD5high cDC2s recruited and induced more Treg cells than unconverted CD5low cDC2s. We also found that the ratio of CD5high cDC2s are significantly higher in colorectal tumor tissue comparing with paired paratumor tissue. In summary, TGF-β can effectively promote the conversion from CD5low cDC2s to CD5high cDC2s accompanied by phenotype and function change. This may be another mechanism which contributes to TGF-β induced immune suppression.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human dendritic cells (DC) comparing control (DC generated with GM-CSF plus IL-4) with three different treatments of tolerogenic (DC generated with GM-CSF plus IL-4 and IL-10, or IL-4, IL-10, and IL-6, or IL-4, IL-10, and TGF-b1) Three two-condition experiments, control (N) vs tolerogenic DC with three different treatments. Pool of 4 indivuduals for each condition. One replicate per array.
Project description:The human dendritic cell (DC) family has recently been expanded by CD1c+CD14+CD163+ DCs, introduced as DC3. DC3 are found in tumors and peripheral blood of cancer patients but which cells can serve as their pre-cursors remain unknown. CD1c+CD14+ cells share similarities with both CD1c+ DCs (cDC2s) and CD14+ monocytes on transcriptomic and phenotypic level. To investigate whether CD14+ cDC2s are closer related to CD14- cDC2s or monocytes on transcriptomic level, we analyzed their RNA.
Project description:Investigation of transcript level modulation in unstimulated and TGF-beta treated (with or without superimposed T-cell receptor and CD28 stimulation) naive CD4 T cells from wild type or Smad3-deficient littermate mice. Smad3 is a critical signaling molecule and transcription factor downstream of TGF-beta and mediates several of the TGF-beta dependent tolerogenic effects in T cells. This study was undertaken to unveil the transcriptionnal program controled by the TGF-b/Smad3 axis.
Project description:Investigation of transcript level modulation in unstimulated and TGF-beta treated (with or without superimposed T-cell receptor and CD28 stimulation) naive CD4 T cells from wild type or Smad3-deficient littermate mice. Smad3 is a critical signaling molecule and transcription factor downstream of TGF-beta and mediates several of the TGF-beta dependent tolerogenic effects in T cells. This study was undertaken to unveil the transcriptionnal program controled by the TGF-b/Smad3 axis. Microarray study using RNA recovered after 6 hours of culture in either serum free media, serum-free media + TGF-beta (2.5ng/ml) or serum-free media + TGF-beta and anti-CD3e and anti-CD28 stimulation (3 conditions). Naive CD4 T cells (TCRb+, CD4+, CD62L+ and CD44-) were sorted from either wild type or Smad3 deficient littermates and submitted to the 3 culture conditions. Three biological replicates were obtained (each from at least 2 different mice). Thus a total of 18 Nimblegen 365K chip were used.
Project description:We analyzed the transcriptome differences of wild-type, CD97- and Gα13-deficient (Adgre5-/- and CD11c-cre x Gna13fl/fl) type-2 conventional dendritic cells (cDC2s) in spleen. Three technical repeats of ~10^5 cells per sample from each of one mouse were included. Compared to wild-type cDC2s, CD97- and Gα13-deficient cDC2s differentially expressed many genes, but CD97- and Gα13-deficient cDC2s were almost the same. GSEA showed that Mrtf-a dependent genes were upregulated in CD97- and Gα13-deficient cDC2s, which code for cytoskeleton proteins. These data support that CD97-Gα13 signaling regulates splenic cDC2 motility by the actin cytoskeleton.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human dendritic cells (DC) comparing control (DC generated with GM-CSF plus IL-4) with three different treatments of tolerogenic (DC generated with GM-CSF plus IL-4 and IL-10, or IL-4, IL-10, and IL-6, or IL-4, IL-10, and TGF-b1)
Project description:We analyzed the transcriptome differences of wild-type and ArhGEF1-deficient (Arhgef1-/-) type-2 conventional dendritic cells (cDC2s) in spleen. Wild-type or ArhGEF1-deficient (Arhgef1-/-) bone marrow cells were transferred into lethal irradiated CD45.1 mice. 8 weeks later, splenic cDC2s were purified and prepared for RNA-seq analysis. The gene expression profiles of CD97-, Gα13- and ArhGEF1-deficient cDC2s were highly similar, providing evidence that these molecules function in the same pathway.
Project description:MS analysis of proteins interacting with PKA and TGF-β1 in HEK293T cells. MS analysis of immunoprecipitated TGF-β1 in HEK293T cells with TGF-β1 overexpression.
Project description:To explore the regulatory role of 14-3-3ζ in TGF-β induced bone metastasis program in 231 cells, we generated MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell sublines with 14-3-3ζ shRNA knockdown (231.ZKD-4 and 231.ZKD-5) and scrambled shRNA (231.Scr) We performed cDNA microarray analysis on these cells treated with vehicle or TGF-β (5ng/ml, 2 hours) respectively in vitro Total RNA were extracted from 231.scr, 231.ZKD-4, 231.ZKD-5 cells treated with vehicle or TGF-β, and subjected to illumina Human HT-12 v4 arrays analysis