ABSTRACT: An in vitro CRISPR/Cas9-based functional screening of eIF4G2 target genes identified critical downstream effector of eIF4G2 regulation of plasma cell differentiation
Project description:This project explores the effects of Cdc42 gene-knock in effector cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Effector CTLs were differentiated from OTI TCR transgenic mice for 5 days in vitro, then nucleofected with CRISPR/Cas9 RNPs targeting Cdc42 or non-targeting sequence.
Project description:The roles of translational control in the immune system are poorly understood. In this study, we performed CRISPR/Cas9-mediated functional screening of RNA helicases in an in vitro system of plasma cell differentiation and identified Dhx29 as a critical regulator of this process. Mice with B cell-specific deletion of Dhx29 exhibited severely impaired germinal center B cell formation, plasma cell differentiation, and antibody production. Mechanistically, Dhx29 promotes translation of Tcf3 and Tle3 via binding to 5’UTRs of those mRNAs. In the absence of Dhx29, B cells exhibit normal proliferation but fail to undergo class switch to IgG1 and differentiation into plasma cells, resulting in impaired antibody production. Ectopic expression of TCF3 and Tle3 largely restores plasma cell differentiation of Dhx29-deficient B cells. Therefore, this study unravels critical roles of Dhx29 in promoting translation of key transcription factors controlling germinal center response and plasma cell differentiation, discovers a previously unrecognized role of Tle3 in plasma cell differentiation, and illustrates the functional importance of translation control in the immune system.
Project description:The roles of translational control in the immune system are poorly understood. In this study, we performed CRISPR/Cas9-mediated functional screening of RNA helicases in an in vitro system of plasma cell differentiation and identified Dhx29 as a critical regulator of this process. Mice with B cell-specific deletion of Dhx29 exhibited severely impaired germinal center B cell formation, plasma cell differentiation, and antibody production. Mechanistically, Dhx29 promotes translation of Tcf3 and Tle3 via binding to 5’UTRs of those mRNAs. In the absence of Dhx29, B cells exhibit normal proliferation but fail to undergo class switch to IgG1 and differentiation into plasma cells, resulting in impaired antibody production. Ectopic expression of TCF3 and Tle3 largely restores plasma cell differentiation of Dhx29-deficient B cells. Therefore, this study unravels critical roles of Dhx29 in promoting translation of key transcription factors controlling germinal center response and plasma cell differentiation, discovers a previously unrecognized role of Tle3 in plasma cell differentiation, and illustrates the functional importance of translation control in the immune system.
Project description:The roles of translational control in the immune system are poorly understood. In this study, we performed CRISPR/Cas9-mediated functional screening of RNA helicases in an in vitro system of plasma cell differentiation and identified Dhx29 as a critical regulator of this process. Mice with B cell-specific deletion of Dhx29 exhibited severely impaired germinal center B cell formation, plasma cell differentiation, and antibody production. Mechanistically, Dhx29 promotes translation of Tcf3 and Tle3 via binding to 5’UTRs of those mRNAs. In the absence of Dhx29, B cells exhibit normal proliferation but fail to undergo class switch to IgG1 and differentiation into plasma cells, resulting in impaired antibody production. Ectopic expression of TCF3 and Tle3 largely restores plasma cell differentiation of Dhx29-deficient B cells. Therefore, this study unravels critical roles of Dhx29 in promoting translation of key transcription factors controlling germinal center response and plasma cell differentiation, discovers a previously unrecognized role of Tle3 in plasma cell differentiation, and illustrates the functional importance of translation control in the immune system.
Project description:The roles of translational control in the immune system are poorly understood. In this study, we performed CRISPR/Cas9-mediated functional screening of RNA helicases in an in vitro system of plasma cell differentiation and identified Dhx29 as a critical regulator of this process. Mice with B cell-specific deletion of Dhx29 exhibited severely impaired germinal center B cell formation, plasma cell differentiation, and antibody production. Mechanistically, Dhx29 promotes translation of Tcf3 and Tle3 via binding to 5’UTRs of those mRNAs. In the absence of Dhx29, B cells exhibit normal proliferation but fail to undergo class switch to IgG1 and differentiation into plasma cells, resulting in impaired antibody production. Ectopic expression of TCF3 and Tle3 largely restores plasma cell differentiation of Dhx29-deficient B cells. Therefore, this study unravels critical roles of Dhx29 in promoting translation of key transcription factors controlling germinal center response and plasma cell differentiation, discovers a previously unrecognized role of Tle3 in plasma cell differentiation, and illustrates the functional importance of translation control in the immune system.
Project description:The roles of translational control in the immune system are poorly understood. In this study, we performed CRISPR/Cas9-mediated functional screening of RNA helicases in an in vitro system of plasma cell differentiation and identified Dhx29 as a critical regulator of this process. Mice with B cell-specific deletion of Dhx29 exhibited severely impaired germinal center B cell formation, plasma cell differentiation, and antibody production. Mechanistically, Dhx29 promotes translation of Tcf3 and Tle3 via binding to 5’UTRs of those mRNAs. In the absence of Dhx29, B cells exhibit normal proliferation but fail to undergo class switch to IgG1 and differentiation into plasma cells, resulting in impaired antibody production. Ectopic expression of TCF3 and Tle3 largely restores plasma cell differentiation of Dhx29-deficient B cells. Therefore, this study unravels critical roles of Dhx29 in promoting translation of key transcription factors controlling germinal center response and plasma cell differentiation, discovers a previously unrecognized role of Tle3 in plasma cell differentiation, and illustrates the functional importance of translation control in the immune system.
Project description:This is an in vitro genome-wide CRISPR/cas9 screen in human glioblastoma stem cells, screening for genes essential for survival of these cells. These cells express cas9 and have been transfected with a guide RNA library causing gene knockouts. We will analyse the sequencing data for depletion of guide RNAs. In this particular study, we will do RNA sequencing to correlate CRISPR with expression levels in specific cancer cell subpopulations. This data is part of a pre-publication release. For information on the proper use of pre-publication data shared by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (including details of any publication moratoria), please see http://www.sanger.ac.uk/datasharing/
Project description:A CRISPR/Cas9 library screening identified CARM1 as a critical inhibitor for Sorafenib-induced ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells [CRISPR screen]