Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of IL-7Ra high and low EM CD8+ T cells. The Illumina Infinium 27k Human DNA methylation Beadchip v1.2 was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 27,578 CpGs. Samples included 2 IL-7Ra high EM CD8+ T cells and 2 IL-7Ra high EM CD8+ T cells. Bisulphite converted DNA from the 4 samples were hybridised to the Illumina Infinium 27k Human Methylation Beadchip v1.2
Project description:The goal of an effective AIDS vaccine is to generate immunity that will prevent HIV-1 acquisition. Despite limited progress towards this goal, renewed optimism has followed the recent success of the RV144 vaccine trial in Thailand. However, the lack of complete protection in this trial suggests that breakthroughs, where infection occurs despite adequate vaccination, will be a reality for many vaccine candidates. We previously reported that neutralizing antibodies elicited by DNA prime/rAd5 boost vaccination with SIVmac239 Gag/Pol and Env provided protection against pathogenic SIVsmE660 acquisition after repeated mucosal challenge. Here, we report that SIV-specific CD8+ T cells elicited by that vaccine lowered both peak and set-point viral loads in macaques that became infected despite vaccination. These SIV-specific CD8+ T cells showed strong virus inhibitory activity (VIA) and displayed an effector memory (EM) phenotype. VIA correlated with high levels of CD107a mobilization and perforin expression in SIV-specific CD8+ T cells. Remarkably, both the frequency and the number of Gag CM9-specific public clonotypes were strongly correlated with VIA mediated by EM CD8+ T cells. The ability to elicit such virus-specific EM CD8+ T cells might contribute substantially to an efficacious HIV/AIDS vaccine, even after breakthrough infection. Gag CM9-specific EM CD8+ T cells (CD28 low CD95 high tetramer+) from SIV-negative macaques at 12 wks post-DNA/rAd5 immunization were sorted by flow cytometry for microarray studies. RNA samples from strong VIA animals with (n=3) or without (n=6) CM9 peptide stimulation, along with CM9 peptide stimulated samples from weak VIA animals (n=2) were prepared using the Illumina beads station assay and hybridized to the Illumina HumanHT-12 version 4 Expression BeadChip.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of IL-7Ra high and low EM CD8+ T cells. The Illumina Infinium 27k Human DNA methylation Beadchip v1.2 was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 27,578 CpGs. Samples included 2 IL-7Ra high EM CD8+ T cells and 2 IL-7Ra high EM CD8+ T cells.
Project description:The goal of an effective AIDS vaccine is to generate immunity that will prevent HIV-1 acquisition. Despite limited progress towards this goal, renewed optimism has followed the recent success of the RV144 vaccine trial in Thailand. However, the lack of complete protection in this trial suggests that breakthroughs, where infection occurs despite adequate vaccination, will be a reality for many vaccine candidates. We previously reported that neutralizing antibodies elicited by DNA prime/rAd5 boost vaccination with SIVmac239 Gag/Pol and Env provided protection against pathogenic SIVsmE660 acquisition after repeated mucosal challenge. Here, we report that SIV-specific CD8+ T cells elicited by that vaccine lowered both peak and set-point viral loads in macaques that became infected despite vaccination. These SIV-specific CD8+ T cells showed strong virus inhibitory activity (VIA) and displayed an effector memory (EM) phenotype. VIA correlated with high levels of CD107a mobilization and perforin expression in SIV-specific CD8+ T cells. Remarkably, both the frequency and the number of Gag CM9-specific public clonotypes were strongly correlated with VIA mediated by EM CD8+ T cells. The ability to elicit such virus-specific EM CD8+ T cells might contribute substantially to an efficacious HIV/AIDS vaccine, even after breakthrough infection.
Project description:It is known that human IL-7R low and high EM CD8+ T cells have a difference in the expression of some co-stimulatory, effector and cytotoxic molecules. However, their global gene expression profiles have not been characterized. We thus analyzed global gene expression by IL-7R low and high EM CD8+ T cells in healthy human peripheral blood.
Project description:CUT and RUN was performed for 3 NK populations and found CD94+CD56hi NK cells exhibit unique H3K4me1, H3K4me4 enriched region, we also identified TCF7 binding region in CD94+CD56hi NK cells.