Project description:Mammary stem cell enriched subpopulations P4 (CD24+CD29hi) and luminal progenitor subpopulation P5 (CD24+CD29lo) were sorted from mammary gland from adult wild type C57BL6 mice and Plpp1 KO mice. The trascriptome profiles are determined and compared. In addition, P4 and P5 cells were sorted from ex vivo cultured mammary gland tissues with and without LPA treatment, the effects of LPA stimulation is investigated.
Project description:PLPP1 is kncoked down by shRNA in SUM159, a triple negative breast cancer cell line, and the resulting transcriptome change are investigated.
Project description:Bovine mammary stem cells (MaSC) are a source of ductal and lobulo-alveolar tissue during development of mammary gland and its remodeling in repeating lactation cycles. We hypothesize that the number of MaSC, their molecular properties and interactions with their niche may be essential to determine the mammogenic potential in heifers. To verify this hypothesis we compared the number of MaSC and transcriptomic profile in mammary tissue of 2-year-old, non-pregnant dairy (Holstein-Friesian) and beef (Limousin) heifers. For identification and quantification of putative stem/progenitor cells in mammary tissue sections scanning cytometry was used with a new combination of MaSC molecular markers: stem cell antigen-1 (Sca-1) and fibronectin type III domain containing 3B (FNDC3B) protein. Double labeled cells were located mainly in the basal layers of mammary epithelium. Cytometric analysis of Sca-1pos FNDC3Bpos cells revealed significantly higher number in HF (2.94±0.35%) than in LM (1.72±0.20%) heifers. More advanced development of mammary tissue in HF heifers was accompanied by higher expression of intramammary hormones, growth factors, cytokines, chemokines and transcription regulators. The model of transcriptomic niche favorable for MaSC was associated with regulation of genes involved in MaSC maintanence, self renewal, proliferation, migration, differentiation, mammary tissue remodeling, angiogenesis, regulation of adipocyte differentiation, lipid metabolism and steroid and insulin signaling. In conclusion the high mammogenic potential in postpubertal dairy heifers is facilitated by a higher number of MaSC and up-regulation of mammary auto-, paracrine factors representing MaSC niche. Keywords: stem/progenitor cells, transcriptomics, mammary gland, dairy and beef heifers
Project description:Metabolic programming plays a crucial role in T-cell activation. Herein, we describe how phospholipid metabolism regulates CD8+ T-cell function in patients with cancer. We found that phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE) levels were lower in intratumoral CD8+ T cells than in circulating CD8+ T cells. The expression of phospholipid phosphatase 1 (PLPP1), an enzyme that catalyzes PE and PC synthesis, was also downregulated in CD8+ T cells upon infiltrating tumors. Moreover, unsaturated fatty acid-mediated ferroptosis was a major factor impairing the antitumor function of PLPP1-deficient CD8+ T cells infiltrated in tumors, accompanied by enhanced reactive oxygen species production and lipid peroxidation. The activation of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) signaling in CD8+ T cells suppressed the PLPP1 expression by increasing GATA1 binding to the promoter region of PLPP1. PLPP1 expression was upregulated after anti-PD-1 therapy. Our findings revealed therapeutic potential of enhancing PLPP1 levels to restore CD8+ T-cell function.
Project description:Metabolic programming plays a crucial role in T-cell activation. Herein, we describe how phospholipid metabolism regulates CD8+ T-cell function in patients with cancer. We found that phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE) levels were lower in intratumoral CD8+ T cells than in circulating CD8+ T cells. The expression of phospholipid phosphatase 1 (PLPP1), an enzyme that catalyzes PE and PC synthesis, was also downregulated in CD8+ T cells upon infiltrating tumors. Moreover, unsaturated fatty acid-mediated ferroptosis was a major factor impairing the antitumor function of PLPP1-deficient CD8+ T cells infiltrated in tumors, accompanied by enhanced reactive oxygen species production and lipid peroxidation. The activation of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) signaling in CD8+ T cells suppressed the PLPP1 expression by increasing GATA1 binding to the promoter region of PLPP1. PLPP1 expression was upregulated after anti-PD-1 therapy. Our findings revealed therapeutic potential of enhancing PLPP1 levels to restore CD8+ T-cell function.
Project description:Metabolic programming plays a crucial role in T-cell activation. Herein, we describe how phospholipid metabolism regulates CD8+ T-cell function in patients with cancer. We found that phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PE) levels were lower in intratumoral CD8+ T cells than in circulating CD8+ T cells. The expression of phospholipid phosphatase 1 (PLPP1), an enzyme that catalyzes PE and PC synthesis, was also downregulated in CD8+ T cells upon infiltrating tumors. Moreover, unsaturated fatty acid-mediated ferroptosis was a major factor impairing the antitumor function of PLPP1-deficient CD8+ T cells infiltrated in tumors, accompanied by enhanced reactive oxygen species production and lipid peroxidation. The activation of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) signaling in CD8+ T cells suppressed the PLPP1 expression by increasing GATA1 binding to the promoter region of PLPP1. PLPP1 expression was upregulated after anti-PD-1 therapy. Our findings revealed therapeutic potential of enhancing PLPP1 levels to restore CD8+ T-cell function.
Project description:MaSC enriched P4 subpopulation with high/low expression of Dll1, were isolated from mammary gland of Dll1-mCherry mice, and sorted for high/low Dll1 expression based on mCherry red fluroscense. Mammary gland associated macrophages were isolated from Dll1cKO mice (C57/B6 strain) and the wild type littermates. Total RNA samples were prepared from these samples and the transcription profiles were compared between these samples to conclude that Dll1 in MaSC is critical to mediate interaction to macrophageal niche and in turn supports the proper MaSC function.
Project description:Perinatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown to cause aberrant mammary gland morphogenesis and mammary neoplastic transformation. Yet, the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that mammary glands exposed to BPA during a susceptible window may lead to its susceptibility to tumorigenesis through a stem-cell mediated mechanism. We exposed 21-day-old Balb/c mice to BPA by gavage (25 µg/kg/day) during puberty for 3 weeks, and a subset of animals were further challenged with one oral dose (30 mg/kg) of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) at 2 months of age. Primary mammary cells were isolated at 6 weeks, and 2 and 4 months of age for mammary stem cell (MaSC) quantification and function analysis. Pubertal exposure to the low-dose BPA increased lateral branches and hyperplasia in adult mammary glands and caused an acute increase of MaSC in 6-week-old glands and a delayed increase of luminal progenitors in 4-month-old adult gland. Most importantly, pubertal BPA exposure altered the function of MaSC from different age groups, causing pre-neoplastic lesions in their regenerated glands similar to those induced by DMBA exposure, which indicates that MaSCs are susceptible to BPA-induced transformation. Deep sequencing analysis on MaSC-enriched mammospheres identified a set of aberrantly expressed genes associated with pre-neoplastic lesions in human breast cancer patients. Thus, our study for the first time shows that pubertal BPA exposure altered MaSC gene expression and function such that they induced early neoplastic transformation.
Project description:Bovine mammary stem cells (MaSC) are a source of ductal and lobulo-alveolar tissue during development of mammary gland and its remodeling in repeating lactation cycles. We hypothesize that the number of MaSC, their molecular properties and interactions with their niche may be essential to determine the mammogenic potential in heifers. To verify this hypothesis we compared the number of MaSC and transcriptomic profile in mammary tissue of 2-year-old, non-pregnant dairy (Holstein-Friesian) and beef (Limousin) heifers. For identification and quantification of putative stem/progenitor cells in mammary tissue sections scanning cytometry was used with a new combination of MaSC molecular markers: stem cell antigen-1 (Sca-1) and fibronectin type III domain containing 3B (FNDC3B) protein. Double labeled cells were located mainly in the basal layers of mammary epithelium. Cytometric analysis of Sca-1pos FNDC3Bpos cells revealed significantly higher number in HF (2.94M-BM-10.35%) than in LM (1.72M-BM-10.20%) heifers. More advanced development of mammary tissue in HF heifers was accompanied by higher expression of intramammary hormones, growth factors, cytokines, chemokines and transcription regulators. The model of transcriptomic niche favorable for MaSC was associated with regulation of genes involved in MaSC maintanence, self renewal, proliferation, migration, differentiation, mammary tissue remodeling, angiogenesis, regulation of adipocyte differentiation, lipid metabolism and steroid and insulin signaling. In conclusion the high mammogenic potential in postpubertal dairy heifers is facilitated by a higher number of MaSC and up-regulation of mammary auto-, paracrine factors representing MaSC niche. Keywords: stem/progenitor cells, transcriptomics, mammary gland, dairy and beef heifers Two-condition experiment, LIM vs. HF. Pulled quarters of mammary glands form 10 LIM heifers (test) and 10 HF heifers (reference). Sample 3 and 4 are dye swaps.
Project description:Skin-mammary specific knockout (SSKO) of Pygo2 (K14-cre; Pygo2 flox/-) , a WNT signaling co-activator, results in defective mouse mammary gland development. The FACS sorted mammary stem cell (MaSC)/basal population from Pygo2 SSKO mammary gland displays biased differentiation towards luminal/alveolar lineage in vitro, and reduced regeneration rate of new mammary gland in vivo To gain the insight into gene expression profiles in control and Pygo2 SSKO mammary epithelial cells (MECs), we sorted the freshly isolated mouse MECs into MaSC/basal (Lin-CD29hiCD24+) and mature luminal population (Lin-CD29lowCD24+CD61-), and extract total RNA for cDNA microarray analysis