Project description:Here, we aimed to study the NK cell molecular signatures under the control of FcRγ and how these signatures are regulated by IL-15 and the tumour microenvironment (TME). To investigate this, we obtained purified splenic NK cells from naïve wild-type (WT) and FcRγ-deficient (FcRγ–/–, KO) mice cultured in the presence or absence of IL-15 for three days. To obtain NK cells from the TME, NK cells were purified from tumour-bearing lungs of WT and KO (FcRγ–/–) mice, which were intravenously injected with B16F10 cells two weeks earlier. Naïve NK cells (without any IL-15 treatment) were used as the control group. Next, we performed bulk RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) on six groups of NK cells for gene expression profiling: naive WT, naive KO (FcRγ–/–), IL-15-treated WT, IL-15-treated KO (FcRγ–/–), tumour WT, and tumour KO (FcRγ–/–).
Project description:NK cells are innate immune cells that recognize and kill foreign, virally-infected and tumor cells without the need for prior immunization. NK expansion following viral infection is IL-2 or IL-15-dependent. To identify Runx3 responsive genes, NK cells were isolated from spleen of WT and Runx3-/- mice . Ten samples (5 WT and 5 Runx3-/-) of freshly isolated NK cells were separately obtained from individual mice. Cells were cultured for 7 days with IL-2 or IL-15.
Project description:NK cells are an emerging cancer cellular therapy and potent mediators of anti-tumor immunity. Cytokine-induced memory-like (ML) NK cellular therapy is safe and induces remissions in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. However, the dynamic molecular changes that occur after memory-like differentiation in vitro are unclear. Here, control or ML NK cells purified from normal donor PBMC were generated in vitro. Briefly, RosetteSep-purified NK cells were incubated in IL-12, IL-15, and IL-18, or low-dose IL-15 as a control for 16-18 hours. Control or cytokine-activated NK cells were washed three times and cultured for 6 days in low-dose IL-15, which is required for NK cell survival. After 6 days, RNA was isolated from control and memory-like (ML) NK cells (IL12/15/18 activation) and RNA-sequencing performed. Because the transcription factor GATA-3 was increased specifically in ML NK cells, we hypothesized ML NK cells would exhibit a GATA-3 gene signature compared to control NK cells. Indeed, using GSEA, a significant gene signature was associated with ML NK cell differentiation. These data support the role for GATA-3 in regulating the ML NK cell molecular program.
Project description:NK cells are innate immune cells that recognize and kill foreign, virally-infected and tumor cells without the need for prior immunization. NK expansion following viral infection is IL-2 or IL-15-dependent.
Project description:Murine NK cells were compared at rest and following 24 hours of IL-15 stimulation for their mRNA expression profiles on the Affymetrix MOE430_2 microarray platform. Additional comparators included resting bulk splenocytes. Keywords: mRNA, mouse, NK cell, IL-15
Project description:We report a comparison of purified mouse NK cells from mice treated in vivo with either IL-2 cytokine complexes or IL-15 cytokine complexes. We isolated RNA and performed HiSeq 2500 analysis on paired end reads of 125 base pairs in triplicate. We find relatively few significant gene expression changes between the groups, but discovered that IL-10 was induced with IL-15 cytokine complex treatment. We show that NK produced IL-10 rescues mice from lethal cerebral malaria.
Project description:Splenic NK cells were enriched and cultured in either low dose (5-10 ng/ml) or high dose (100 ng/ml) IL-15. Naïve NKs are freshly enriched NKs, obtained the day of the anti-NK1.1 stimulation. Cells were either left unstimulated or were stimulated via plate-bound anti-NK1.1
Project description:NK cells are innate immune cells that recognize and kill foreign, virally-infected and tumor cells without the need for prior immunization. NK expansion following viral infection is IL-2 or IL-15-dependent. To identify Runx3 regulated genes, NK cells were isolated from spleen of IL15/Ra injected WT and Runx3-/- mice and sorted to obtain 3 subpopulations of immature (CD27) and mature (DP and CD11c) NK cells.
Project description:NK cells are innate immune cells that recognize and kill foreign, virally-infected and tumor cells without the need for prior immunization. NK expansion following viral infection is IL-2 or IL-15-dependent.