Project description:Splenic and intestinal NCR- ILC3s have been shown to be phenotypically and functional different. The goal of this study is to compare transcriptional profiles of NCR- ILC3s isolated of the murine spleen (SP) and the small intestine (SI) by RNA seq technology. Cell suspension were generated from both organs and NCR- ILC3s (CD117+, Thy1.2+, eYFP+, lin- (CD3, CD8, CD11b, CD11c, CD19, B220, Gr-1, TCRβ, TCRγδ, TER-119, NK1.1, NKp46)) were sort purified. RNA was isolated and RNA sequencing was done using Ilumina Hiseq 2500 system and NuGEN Ovation RNA Seq System V2, with biological triplicates. We provide the first comparison of transcriptional profiles of intestinal and splenic NCR- ILC3s.
Project description:Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) are abundant in the developing or healthy intestine to critically support tissue homeostasis in response to microbial cues and other environmental signals. However, during gastrointestinal disease including infections, colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), intestinal ILC3 numbers are dramatically reduced and the remaining ILC3s become dysfunctional which fuels disease and barrier breakdown. To define the underlying transcriptomic changes, we employed RNA sequencing of ILC3s from IBD patients. This may help to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanisms driving these alterations and ultimately lead to novel preventive, diagnostic, or therapeutic opportunities in IBD.
Project description:ILC3s from the spleen (SP) and small intestine (SI) have been shown to be phenotypically and functional different. Intestinal factors are likely to regulate transcriptional profiles and thereby function of ILC3s. The goal of this study is to analyze if SI ILC3s acquire a SP-similar transcriptional profile after in vitro culture. Therefore transcriptional profiles of cultured SI ILC3s were compared to freshly isolated ILC3s of the murine SP and the SI by RNA seq technology. Cell suspension were generated from both organs and ILC3s (CD117+, Thy1.2+, KLRG1-, lin- (CD3, CD8, CD11b, CD11c, CD19, B220, Gr-1, TCRβ, TCRγδ, TER-119, NK1.1)) were sort purified. SI ILC3 were cultured for 7 days in vitro with IL-2, IL-7 and SCF. RNA was isolated and RNA sequencing was done using Ilumina Hiseq 2500 system and NuGEN Ovation RNA Seq System V2, with biological replicates. We show that intestinal ILC3 acquire a splenic-similar transcriptional profile after in vitro culture.
Project description:IL-17D/CD93 axis was essential for ILC3s hemostasis. In order to further understand how IL-17D-CD93 axis regulate ILC3s function, we conducted RNA-seq analysis of ILC3s.
Project description:Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) are crucial for the maintenance of host-microbiota homeostasis in gastrointestinal mucosal tissues. The mechanisms that maintain lineage identity of intestinal ILC3s, and ILC3s-mediated orchestration of microbiota and mucosal T cell immunity are elusive. Here, we identified BATF as a gatekeeper of ILC3s homeostasis in the gut. Depletion of BATF in ILC3s resulted in excessive interferon-γ production, dysbiosis, aberrant T cell immune responses and spontaneous inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which was considerably ameliorated by removal of adaptive immunity or antibiotic treatment. Mechanistically, BATF directly regulates ILC3s identity by globally shapes chromatin landscape of ILC3s. BATF directly binds to the cis-regulatory elements of type 1 effector genes, restrains their chromatin accessibility and inhibits their expression. Conversely, BATF promotes chromatin accessibility of genes involved in MHCII antigen processing and presentation pathways. Collectively, our findings reveal BATF is a promising candidate to maintain ILC3s stability and coordinate ILC3s–mediated control of intestinal homeostasis.
Project description:To determine the molecular regulation of ILC3s by Brg1, small intestinal ILC3s (Lin-Thy1highCD45low) from Brg1-deficient and control ILC3s were subjected to assay for transposase-accessible chromatin with high throughput sequencing (ATAC-seq).
Project description:Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are tissue-resident lymphocytes subdivided into ILC1s, ILC2s and ILC3s based on core regulatory programs and signature cytokines secreted. ILCs exhibit functional plasticity: for instance, human IL-22-producing ILC3s convert into IFN-γ-producing ILC1-like in vitro. Whether this conversion occurs in vivo is unclear. Using flow cytometry, mass cytometry and scRNAseq, here we found that ILC3s and ILC1s occupy opposite ends of a spectrum including discrete subsets in human tonsils. RNA velocity suggested strong directionality toward ILC1s for one ILC3-ILC1 intermediate cluster. Clonal analysis revealed graded ability of ILC3-ILC1 subsets to convert into ILC1-like cells. When examined in humanized mice, ILC3 acquisition of ILC1 features showed tissue-dependency. In chromatin studies, Aiolos emerged as a nuclear factor that cooperates with Tbet to repress evolutionarily conserved regulatory elements active in ILC3s. The human intestine also exhibited an ILC3–ILC1 transitional population. We conclude that conversion of ILC3s to ILC1-like occurs in vivo in human tissues, and that tissue factors and Aiolos are crucial for this process.
Project description:Analyses of ILC3s in Rorc floxed control and Id2iÎ?RORγt mice following daily treatments of tamoxifen for two weeks. Cells were sort purified as lineage negative, CD127+ CD90.2+ CCR6+ ST2- CCR6+ ILCs were sorted from the mesenteric LN of Rorc floxed control and Id2iÎ?RORγt mice following daily treatments of tamoxifen for two weeks.
