Project description:Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a kind of IgG-mediated autoimmune blistering disease (AIBD). The peripheral immune system plays a vital role in the pathophysiology of pemphigus vulgaris. This study aimed to explore the changes of peripheral immune cells of the patient before and after medication administration.
Project description:We performed a comparative immunology case study of client-owned dogs to determine if immune and skin gene expression profiles in spontaneous canine pemphigus mirror those observed in human pemphigus
Project description:Natural killer (NK) cells function by eliminating virus-infected cells or tumor cells. Here, we identified a NK lineage-biased progenitor population, termed early NK progenitors (ENKP), which developed into NK cells independently of common precursors for ILCs (ILCPs). ENKP-derived NK cells (ENKP_ NK cells) and ILCP-derived NK cells (ILCP_ NK cells) were also transcriptionally different. We devised combinations of surface markers that identified highly enriched ENKP_NK and ILCP_NK cell populations in wild-type mice. Furthermore, Ly49H+ NK cells that responded to mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection primarily developed from ENKPs whereas ILCP_NK cells were better IFN-g producers upon Salmonella and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infections. Interestingly, human CD56dim and CD56bright NK cells were transcriptionally similar to ENKP_NK cells and ILCP_NK cells, respectively. Our findings establish the existence of two pathways of NK cell development that generate functionally distinct NK cell subsets in mice, and further suggest these pathways may be conserved in humans.
Project description:Thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box protein family member 2 (TOX2) is a transcription factor belonging to the TOX family that shares a highly conserved high mobility group DNA binding domain with the other TOX members. While TOX1 has been shown to be an essential regulator of T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell differentiation in mice, little is known about the roles of the other TOX family members in lymphocyte development, particularly in humans. In this study, we found that TOX2 was preferentially expressed in mature human NK cells and was upregulated during in vitro differentiation of NK cells from human umbilical cord blood (UCB)M-bM-^@M-^Sderived CD34+ cells. Gene silencing of TOX2 intrinsically hindered the transition between early developmental stages of NK cells, while overexpression of TOX2 enhanced the development of mature NK cells from UCB CD34+ cells. We subsequently found that TOX2 was independent of ETS-1 but could directly upregulate the transcription of TBX21 (encoding T-BET). Overexpression of T-BET rescued the TOX2 knockdown phenotypes. Given the essential function of T-BET in NK cell differentiation, TOX2 therefore plays a crucial role in controlling normal NK cell development by acting upstream of TBX21 transcriptional regulation. survey of NK cells over time
Project description:The following lymphocytes were sorted from the lamin propria of the small intestine of EomesGfg/+ RORgtCreTGg Rosa26Yfp/+ by using the markers Lineage- CD45+ Nkp46+ NK1.1+ : 1.convential NK cells (Eomes GFP+ RORgt YFP-) 2. ILC1 (Eomes GFP- RORgt YFP-) 3. exRORgt ILC3 (Eomes GFP- RORgt YFP+). Conventional NK cells from the bone marrow (cNK BM) were sorted from Eomes Gfp/+ mice with the markers Lineage- CD45+ NK1.1+ Eomes GFP+.
Project description:<p>Natural killer (NK) cells are forced to cope with different oxygen environments even under resting conditions. The adaptation to low oxygen is regulated by oxygen-sensitive transcription factors, the hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). The function of HIFs for NK cell activation and metabolic rewiring remains controversial. Activated NK cells are predominantly glycolytic, but the metabolic programs that ensure the maintenance of resting NK cells are enigmatic. By combining <em>in situ</em> metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses in resting murine NK cells, our study defines HIF-1a as a regulator of tryptophan metabolism and cellular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels. The HIF-1a/NAD+ axis prevents ROS production during oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) and thereby blocks DNA damage and NK cell apoptosis under steadystate conditions. In contrast, in activated NK cells under hypoxia, HIF-1a is required for glycolysis, and forced HIF-1a expression boosts glycolysis and NK cell performance <em>in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em>. Our data highlight two distinct pathways by which HIF-1a interferes with NK cell metabolism. While HIF-1a-driven glycolysis is essential for NK cell activation, resting NK cell homeostasis relies on HIF-1a-dependent tryptophan/NAD+ metabolism.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Linked cross omic data sets:</strong></p><p>RNA-seq data associated with this study are available in ArrayExpress (BioStudies): accession <a href='https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/arrayexpress/studies/E-MTAB-12082' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>E-MTAB-12082</a>.</p>