Project description:Distinct subsets of circulating human cDC2 dendritic cells were sorted based on CD5, CD163 and CD14 expression, including a subset of inflammatory CD5-CD163+CD14+ cells related to DC3s which were expanded in systemic lupus eryhtematosus (SLE) patients and correlated with disease activity.
Project description:Human mononuclear phagocytes comprise phenotypically and functionally overlapping subsets of dendritic cells (DC) and monocytes, but their identification remains elusive. By integrating high-dimensional single-cell protein and RNA expression data, we clearly delineated monocytes from conventional DC2 (cDC2), identifying new markers including CD88/CD89 for monocytes and HLA-DQ/FcRI for cDC2, allowing their unambiguous characterization in blood and tissues. We also show that cDC2 can be subdivided into phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets based on CD5, CD163 and CD14 expression, including a unique subset of circulating inflammatory CD5-CD163+CD14+ cells related to previously defined DC3. These inflammatory DC3 were expanded in systemic lupus erythematosus patients, correlating with disease activity. Unravelling the heterogeneity of DC sub-populations in health and disease paves the way for specific DC subset-targeting therapies.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of five population of Antigen Presenting Cells: inflammatory macrophages, Inflammatory dendritic cells, Cd14+CD16- monocytes, CD14 dim Cd16+ monocytes and BDCA1+ Dendritic cells.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of five population of Antigen Presenting Cells: inflammatory macrophages, Inflammatory dendritic cells, Cd14+CD16- monocytes, CD14 dim Cd16+ monocytes and BDCA1+ Dendritic cells. We analyzed transcriptomic profiles from 5 differents DC populations: inflammatory DC and macrophages form inflammatory ascites (ovarian cancer, 4 different donors); CD14+CD16- monocytes, CD14dim CD16+ monocytes and BDCA1+ DC (from 3 different healthy donors) using the Affymetrix Human Gene 1.1 ST platform.
Project description:Conventional Dendritic Cells (cDC) are antigen-presenting cells comprising cDC1 and cDC2 subsets, responsible for priming naïve CD8+ and CD4+ T cells, respectively. Recent studies have unveiled cDC2 heterogeneity and identified various cDC2 progenitors beyond the common DC progenitor (CDP), hinting at distinct cDC2 lineages. By generating Cd300ciCre-hCD2R26tdTomato reporter mice, we identified a bone marrow pro-cDC2 progenitor exclusively generating cDC2 in vitro and in vivo. Single-cell analyses and multiparametric flow cytometry demonstrated that pro-cDC2 encompass myeloid-derived pre-cDC2 and lymphoid-derived pDC-like precursors differentiating into a transcriptionally convergent cDC2 phenotype. Cd300c-traced cDC2 had distinct transcriptomic profiles, phenotypes, and tissue distributions compared to Ms4a3CreR26tdTomato lineage-traced DC3, a monocyte-DC progenitor-derived subset that bypasses CDP. Mice with reduced Cd300c-traced cDC2 showed impaired humoral responses to a blood-borne antigen. We conclude that progenitors of distinct lineages shape the diversity of mature cDC2 cells across tissues. Thus, ontogenesis may impact tissue immune responses.
Project description:Conventional Dendritic Cells (cDC) are antigen-presenting cells comprising cDC1 and cDC2 subsets, responsible for priming naïve CD8+ and CD4+ T cells, respectively. Recent studies have unveiled cDC2 heterogeneity and identified various cDC2 progenitors beyond the common DC progenitor (CDP), hinting at distinct cDC2 lineages. By generating Cd300ciCre-hCD2R26tdTomato reporter mice, we identified a bone marrow pro-cDC2 progenitor exclusively generating cDC2 in vitro and in vivo. Single-cell analyses and multiparametric flow cytometry demonstrated that pro-cDC2 encompass myeloid-derived pre-cDC2 and lymphoid-derived pDC-like precursors differentiating into a transcriptionally convergent cDC2 phenotype. Cd300c-traced cDC2 had distinct transcriptomic profiles, phenotypes, and tissue distributions compared to Ms4a3CreR26tdTomato lineage-traced DC3, a monocyte-DC progenitor-derived subset that bypasses CDP. Mice with reduced Cd300c-traced cDC2 showed impaired humoral responses to a blood-borne antigen. We conclude that progenitors of distinct lineages shape the diversity of mature cDC2 cells across tissues. Thus, ontogenesis may impact tissue immune responses.
Project description:Cholangitis mouse models were characterised by selective intrahepatic expansion of type 2 conventional dendritic cells, whereas plasmacytoid and type 1 conventional dendritic cells were not expanded. Expansion of type 2 conventional dendritic cells in human PSC lesions was confirmed by histology. Depletion studies revealed a pro-inflammatory role of type 2 conventional dendritic cells. Single-cell transcriptomics confirmed inflammatory maturation of the intrahepatic type 2 conventional dendritic cells and identified dendritic cell-derived inflammatory mediators.
Project description:The divergence of the common dendritic cell progenitor (CDP) into specified progenitors for the cDC1 and cDC2 dendritic cells subsets is poorly understood. Some transcription factors (TFs) act in commitment of already specified progenitors, such as Batf3 which stabilizes Irf8 autoactivation at the +32 kb Irf8 enhancer, but the mechanism of CDP divergence remains unknown. Here, we report the transcriptional basis of CDP divergence and describe the first requirements for pre-cDC2 specification. Genetic epistasis analysis suggested that Nfil3 acts upstream of Id2, Batf3, and Zeb2 in cDC1 development but has not revealed its mechanism or targets. Analysis of newly generated NFIL3 reporter mice showed extremely transient NFIL3 expression during cDC1 specification. CUT&RUN and ChIP-seq analysis identified endogenous NFIL3 binding in the –165 kb Zeb2 enhancer at three sites that also bind CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins C/EBPa and C/EBPb. In vivo mutational analysis using CRISPR/Cas9 targeting showed that these NFIL3/C/EBP sites are functionally redundant, with C/EBPs supporting and NFIL3 repressing Zeb2 expression at these sites, respectively. Mutation of all three NFIL3/C/EBP sites ablated Zeb2 expression in myeloid, but not lymphoid progenitors, causing complete loss of pre-cDC2 specification and mature cDC2 development in vivo. These mice failed to generate TH2 responses against H. polygyrus infection, consistent with cDC2 supporting TH2 responses to helminths. Thus, CDP divergence is controlled by competition between NFIL3 and C/EBPs at the –165 kb Zeb2 enhancer.
Project description:Comparison of cDC1, cDC2, mcDC transcriptome Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) are classically subdivided in two subsets, named cDC1 and cDC2. We demonstrated that mcDC are a new subset of cDCs. To understand their transcriptomic relatedness, we perform a RNA sequencing on cDC1, cDC2 and mcDCs sorted from mouse spleens. We demonstrate that cDC1, cDC2 and mcDCs all cluster independently in a PCA analysis and an unbiased hierarchical cluster analysis reveals unique gene profile for all three cDC subsets. As mcDC cluster slightly more towards cDC1 than cDC2, we next aimed to more closely examine the transcriptomic relatedness between mcDC and cDC2. We compared the DC subsets gene expression signatures based on a selected gene set known to define cDC2. Both the PCA and hierarchical cluster analysis show that mcDC exhibit a different signature to cDC2. Altogether, we demonstrate that mcDC are a distinct subsets of cDCs with a specific transcriptomic signature.