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Richard AC, Ma CY, Marioni JC, Griffiths GM. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes require transcription for infiltration but not target cell lysis. EMBO Rep 2023; 24:e57653. [PMID: 37860838 PMCID: PMC10626425 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202357653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Effector cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are critical for ridding the body of infected or cancerous cells. CTL T cell receptor (TCR) ligation not only drives the delivery and release of cytolytic granules but also initiates a new wave of transcription. In order to address whether TCR-induced transcriptomic changes impact the ability of CTLs to kill, we asked which genes are expressed immediately after CTLs encounter targets and how CTL responses change when inhibiting transcription. Our data demonstrate that while expression of cytokines/chemokines and transcriptional machinery depend on transcription, cytotoxic protein expression and cytolytic activity are relatively robust to transcription blockade, with CTLs lysing nearby target cells for several hours after actinomycin D treatment. Monitoring CTL movement among target cells after inhibiting transcription demonstrates an infiltration defect that is not rectified by provision of exogenous cytokine/chemokine gradients, indicating a cell-intrinsic transcriptional requirement for infiltration. Together, our results reveal differential molecular control of CTL functions, separating recruitment and infiltration from cytolysis.
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- Arianne C Richard
- Cambridge Institute for Medical ResearchUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Present address:
Immunology ProgrammeThe Babraham InstituteCambridgeUK
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical ResearchUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryEuropean Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL‐EBI)HinxtonUK
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Hendriks GJ, Jung LA, Larsson AJM, Lidschreiber M, Andersson Forsman O, Lidschreiber K, Cramer P, Sandberg R. NASC-seq monitors RNA synthesis in single cells. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3138. [PMID: 31316066 PMCID: PMC6637240 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11028-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Sequencing of newly synthesised RNA can monitor transcriptional dynamics with great sensitivity and high temporal resolution, but is currently restricted to populations of cells. Here, we develop new transcriptome alkylation-dependent single-cell RNA sequencing (NASC-seq), to monitor newly synthesised and pre-existing RNA simultaneously in single cells. We validate the method on pre-labelled RNA, and by demonstrating that more newly synthesised RNA was detected for genes with known high mRNA turnover. Monitoring RNA synthesis during Jurkat T-cell activation with NASC-seq reveals both rapidly up- and down-regulated genes, and that induced genes are almost exclusively detected as newly transcribed. Moreover, the newly synthesised and pre-existing transcriptomes after T-cell activation are distinct, confirming that NASC-seq simultaneously measures gene expression corresponding to two time points in single cells. Altogether, NASC-seq enables precise temporal monitoring of RNA synthesis at single-cell resolution during homoeostasis, perturbation responses and cellular differentiation.
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- Gert-Jan Hendriks
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Instiutet, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9, 171 65, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, NEO, Blickagången 16, 141 52, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Instiutet, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9, 171 65, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, NEO, Blickagången 16, 141 52, Huddinge, Sweden
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Instiutet, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9, 171 65, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, NEO, Blickagången 16, 141 52, Huddinge, Sweden.
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Instiutet, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9, 171 65, Solna, Sweden.
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Qiu F, Fu Y, Lu C, Feng Y, Wang Q, Huo Z, Jia X, Chen C, Chen S, Xu A. Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Polypeptide A-Mediated Alternative Polyadenylation of STAT5B during Th1 Cell Differentiation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:3106-3115. [PMID: 28954886 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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T cells are activated and differentiated into Th cells depending on the rapid and accurate changes in the cell transcriptome. In addition to changes in mRNA expression, the sequences of many transcripts are altered by alternative splicing and alternative polyadenylation (APA). We profiled the APA sites of human CD4+ T cell subsets with high-throughput sequencing and found that Th1 cells harbored more genes with shorter tandem 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) than did naive T cells. We observed that STAT5B, a key regulator of Th1 differentiation, possessed three major APA sites and preferred shorter 3' UTRs in Th1 cells. In addition, small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide A (SNRPA) was found to bind directly to STAT5B 3' UTR and facilitate its APA switching. We also found that p65 activation triggered by TCR signaling could promote SNRPA transcription and 3' UTR shortening of STAT5B. Thus we propose that the APA switching of STAT5B induced by TCR activation is mediated by SNRPA.
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- Feifei Qiu
- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Functional Genes, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China; and .,School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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Michel M, Demel C, Zacher B, Schwalb B, Krebs S, Blum H, Gagneur J, Cramer P. TT-seq captures enhancer landscapes immediately after T-cell stimulation. Mol Syst Biol 2017; 13:920. [PMID: 28270558 PMCID: PMC5371733 DOI: 10.15252/msb.20167507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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To monitor transcriptional regulation in human cells, rapid changes in enhancer and promoter activity must be captured with high sensitivity and temporal resolution. Here, we show that the recently established protocol TT-seq ("transient transcriptome sequencing") can monitor rapid changes in transcription from enhancers and promoters during the immediate response of T cells to ionomycin and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). TT-seq maps eRNAs and mRNAs every 5 min after T-cell stimulation with high sensitivity and identifies many new primary response genes. TT-seq reveals that the synthesis of 1,601 eRNAs and 650 mRNAs changes significantly within only 15 min after stimulation, when standard RNA-seq does not detect differentially expressed genes. Transcription of enhancers that are primed for activation by nucleosome depletion can occur immediately and simultaneously with transcription of target gene promoters. Our results indicate that enhancer transcription is a good proxy for enhancer regulatory activity in target gene activation, and establish TT-seq as a tool for monitoring the dynamics of enhancer landscapes and transcription programs during cellular responses and differentiation.
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- Margaux Michel
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Gene Center Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Gene Center Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Gene Center Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Informatics, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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Bahrami S, Drabløs F. Gene regulation in the immediate-early response process. Adv Biol Regul 2016; 62:37-49. [PMID: 27220739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Immediate-early genes (IEGs) can be activated and transcribed within minutes after stimulation, without the need for de novo protein synthesis, and they are stimulated in response to both cell-extrinsic and cell-intrinsic signals. Extracellular signals are transduced from the cell surface, through receptors activating a chain of proteins in the cell, in particular extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and members of the RhoA-actin pathway. These communicate through a signaling cascade by adding phosphate groups to neighboring proteins, and this will eventually activate and translocate TFs to the nucleus and thereby induce gene expression. The gene activation also involves proximal and distal enhancers that interact with promoters to simulate gene expression. The immediate-early genes have essential biological roles, in particular in stress response, like the immune system, and in differentiation. Therefore they also have important roles in various diseases, including cancer development. In this paper we summarize some recent advances on key aspects of the activation and regulation of immediate-early genes.
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- Shahram Bahrami
- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway; St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, NO-7006 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Mortlock SA, Wei J, Williamson P. T-cell activation and early gene response in dogs. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121169. [PMID: 25803042 PMCID: PMC4372360 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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T-cells play a crucial role in canine immunoregulation and defence against invading pathogens. Proliferation is fundamental to T-cell differentiation, homeostasis and immune response. Initiation of proliferation following receptor mediated stimuli requires a temporally programmed gene response that can be identified as immediate-early, mid- and late phases. The immediate-early response genes in T-cell activation engage the cell cycle machinery and promote subsequent gene activation events. Genes involved in this immediate-early response in dogs are yet to be identified. The present study was undertaken to characterise the early T-cell gene response in dogs to improve understanding of the genetic mechanisms regulating immune function. Gene expression profiles were characterised using canine gene expression microarrays and quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), and paired samples from eleven dogs. Significant functional annotation clusters were identified following stimulation with phytohemagluttinin (PHA) (5μg/ml), including the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway and phosphorylation pathways. Using strict statistical criteria, 13 individual genes were found to be differentially expressed, nine of which have ontologies that relate to proliferation and cell cycle control. These included, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2/COX2), early growth response 1 (EGR1), growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible gene (GADD45B), phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1 (PMAIP1), V-FOS FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog (FOS), early growth response 2 (EGR2), hemogen (HEMGN), polo-like kinase 2 (PLK2) and polo-like kinase 3 (PLK3). Differential gene expression was re-examined using qRT-PCR, which confirmed that EGR1, EGR2, PMAIP1, PTGS2, FOS and GADD45B were significantly upregulated in stimulated cells and ALAS2 downregulated. PTGS2 and EGR1 showed the highest levels of response in these dogs. Both of these genes are involved in cell cycle regulation. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the early T-cell gene response to activation in dogs.
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- Sally-Anne Mortlock
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Daly JA, Mortlock SA, Taylor RM, Williamson P. Cluster Analysis of Tumor Suppressor Genes in Canine Leukocytes Identifies Activation State. Bioinform Biol Insights 2015; 9:59-67. [PMID: 27478369 PMCID: PMC4955975 DOI: 10.4137/bbi.s30523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cells of the immune system undergo activation and subsequent proliferation in the normal course of an immune response. Infrequently, the molecular and cellular events that underlie the mechanisms of proliferation are dysregulated and may lead to oncogenesis, leading to tumor formation. The most common forms of immunological cancers are lymphomas, which in dogs account for 8%–20% of all cancers, affecting up to 1.2% of the dog population. Key genes involved in negatively regulating proliferation of lymphocytes include a group classified as tumor suppressor genes (TSGs). These genes are also known to be associated with progression of lymphoma in humans, mice, and dogs and are potential candidates for pathological grading and diagnosis. The aim of the present study was to analyze TSG profiles in stimulated leukocytes from dogs to identify genes that discriminate an activated phenotype. A total of 554 TSGs and three gene set collections were analyzed from microarray data. Cluster analysis of three subsets of genes discriminated between stimulated and unstimulated cells. These included 20 most upregulated and downregulated TSGs, TSG in hallmark gene sets significantly enriched in active cells, and a selection of candidate TSGs, p15 (CDKN2B), p18 (CDKN2C), p19 (CDKN1A), p21 (CDKN2A), p27 (CDKN1B), and p53 (TP53) in the third set. Analysis of two subsets suggested that these genes or a subset of these genes may be used as a specialized PCR set for additional analysis.
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- Julie-Anne Daly
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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Potassium currents inhibition by gambierol analogs prevents human T lymphocyte activation. Arch Toxicol 2014; 89:1119-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-014-1299-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Alternative splicing plays a prevalent role in generating functionally diversified proteomes from genomes with a more limited repertoire of protein-coding genes. Alternative splicing is frequently regulated with cell type or developmental specificity and in response to signaling pathways, and its mis-regulation can lead to disease. Co-regulated programs of alternative splicing involve interplay between a host of cis-acting transcript features and trans-acting RNA-binding proteins. Here, we review the current state of understanding of the logic and mechanism of regulated alternative splicing and indicate how this understanding can be exploited to manipulate splicing for therapeutic purposes.
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- Miguel B Coelho
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Martínez-Llordella M, Esensten JH, Bailey-Bucktrout SL, Lipsky RH, Marini A, Chen J, Mughal M, Mattson MP, Taub DD, Bluestone JA. CD28-inducible transcription factor DEC1 is required for efficient autoreactive CD4+ T cell response. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 210:1603-19. [PMID: 23878307 PMCID: PMC3727315 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20122387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The transcription factor DEC1 is induced by CD28 ligation and is required for optimal CD4+ T cell responses and the development of EAE. During the initial hours after activation, CD4+ T cells experience profound changes in gene expression. Co-stimulation via the CD28 receptor is required for efficient activation of naive T cells. However, the transcriptional consequences of CD28 co-stimulation are not completely understood. We performed expression microarray analysis to elucidate the effects of CD28 signals on the transcriptome of activated T cells. We show that the transcription factor DEC1 is highly induced in a CD28-dependent manner upon T cell activation, is involved in essential CD4+ effector T cell functions, and participates in the transcriptional regulation of several T cell activation pathways, including a large group of CD28-regulated genes. Antigen-specific, DEC1-deficient CD4+ T cells have cell-intrinsic defects in survival and proliferation. Furthermore, we found that DEC1 is required for the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis because of its critical role in the production of the proinflammatory cytokines GM-CSF, IFN-γ, and IL-2. Thus, we identify DEC1 as a critical transcriptional mediator in the activation of naive CD4+ T cells that is required for the development of a T cell–mediated autoimmune disease.
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Wilkinson JM, Dyck MK, Dixon WT, Foxcroft GR, Dhakal S, Harding JC. Transcriptomic analysis identifies candidate genes and functional networks controlling the response of porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells to mitogenic stimulation. J Anim Sci 2013; 90:3337-52. [PMID: 23038743 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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It is difficult to obtain phenotypic data on disease susceptibility directly from swine in an industry setting. The magnitude of the proliferative response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) to the T cell mitogen concanavalin A (Con A) has long been used as an indirect measure of the responsiveness of the immune system to antigenic stimulation. This trait is known to exhibit moderate heritability in swine, but little is known about the identity of the genes that control the response. In this study, we carried out a time-course microarray experiment to measure gene expression at 3 different stages (3, 20, and 68 h) poststimulation of PBMC with Con A. A total of 46, 452, and 418 differentially expressed (DifEx) genes were identified at each time point, respectively. Expression changes for a subset of these genes were subsequently confirmed by real-time PCR. Functional annotation analyses of the microarray results successfully identified sets of genes involved in processes associated with multiple aspects of cell division, such as DNA and protein synthesis, and control of mitosis. However, the discovery of genes that controlled the response of PBMC to mitogen was limited with this approach, because the drastic changes in the transcriptional program necessitated by cells undergoing division masked changes in smaller immune response gene sets. Pathway and network analyses that focused on immune cells proved to be a more effective strategy for the identification of genes that coordinate aspects of the mitogenic response that are specific to PBMC. The cytokine gene IL15 was shown to be central to the highest scoring network at 20 h and affect the expression of 16 other DifEx genes, including some genes known to regulate T cell activation, such as IL7R, JUN, TNFRSF9, and ZAP70. The IL15 gene maps to a previously identified QTL interval for immune responsiveness to Con A on SSC 8, which also contains the related IL2 gene. At 68 h, a distinct downregulation of major histocompatibility complex class II antigen presentation genes was observed. Overall, the gene expression profile of the Con A-stimulated porcine PBMC points to a Th(1) bias in immune activation. Further work is required to determine whether polymorphisms linked to genes identified in this study affect this immune response trait in pig populations and whether the trait itself correlates with decreased susceptibility to intracellular pathogens in swine.
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- J M Wilkinson
- Swine Reproduction and Development Program, Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2P5, Canada.
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Whistler T, Chiang CF, Lonergan W, Hollier M, Unger ER. Implementation of exon arrays: alternative splicing during T-cell proliferation as determined by whole genome analysis. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:496. [PMID: 20840771 PMCID: PMC2996992 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background The contribution of alternative splicing and isoform expression to cellular response is emerging as an area of considerable interest, and the newly developed exon arrays allow for systematic study of these processes. We use this pilot study to report on the feasibility of exon array implementation looking to replace the 3' in vitro transcription expression arrays in our laboratory. One of the most widely studied models of cellular response is T-cell activation from exogenous stimulation. Microarray studies have contributed to our understanding of key pathways activated during T-cell stimulation. We use this system to examine whole genome transcription and alternate exon usage events that are regulated during lymphocyte proliferation in an attempt to evaluate the exon arrays. Results Peripheral blood mononuclear cells form healthy donors were activated using phytohemagglutinin, IL2 and ionomycin and harvested at 5 points over a 7 day period. Flow cytometry measured cell cycle events and the Affymetrix exon array platform was used to identify the gene expression and alternate exon usage changes. Gene expression changes were noted in a total of 2105 transcripts, and alternate exon usage identified in 472 transcript clusters. There was an overlap of 263 transcripts which showed both differential expression and alternate exon usage over time. Gene ontology enrichment analysis showed a broader range of biological changes in biological processes for the differentially expressed genes, which include cell cycle, cell division, cell proliferation, chromosome segregation, cell death, component organization and biogenesis and metabolic process ontologies. The alternate exon usage ontological enrichments are in metabolism and component organization and biogenesis. We focus on alternate exon usage changes in the transcripts of the spliceosome complex. The real-time PCR validation rates were 86% for transcript expression and 71% for alternate exon usage. Conclusions This study illustrates that the Exon array technology has the potential to provide information on both transcript expression and isoform usage, with very little increase in expense.
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- Toni Whistler
- Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (proposed), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA 30333, USA.
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Sheng WY, Wang TCV. Proteomic analysis of the differential protein expression reveals nuclear GAPDH in activated T lymphocytes. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6322. [PMID: 19621076 PMCID: PMC2708351 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2009] [Accepted: 06/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Despite the important role of T cell activation in the adaptive immunity, very little is known about the functions of proteins that are differentially expressed in the activated T cells. In this study, we have employed proteomic approach to study the differentially expressed proteins in activated T cells. A total of 25 proteins was characterized that displayed a decreased expression, while a total of 20 proteins was characterized that displayed an increased expression in the activated T cells. Among them, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was identified unexpectedly as one of the up-regulated proteins. Western blot analysis of proteins separated by 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis had identified several modified GAPDHs which were detectable only in the activated T cells, but not in resting T cells. These modified GAPDHs had higher molecular mass and more basic PI, and were present in the nucleus of activated T cells. Promoter occupancy studies by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay revealed that nuclear GAPDH could be detected in the promoter of genes that were up-regulated during T cell activation, but not in the promoter of genes that were not unaffected or down-regulated. Our results suggest that nuclear GAPDH may function as transcriptional regulator in activated T cells.
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- Wei-Yun Sheng
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Chang Gung University, Kwei-San, Taiwan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Chang Gung University, Kwei-San, Taiwan
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Rumberger B, Kreutz C, Nickel C, Klein M, Lagoutte S, Teschner S, Timmer J, Gerke P, Walz G, Donauer J. Combination of immunosuppressive drugs leaves specific “fingerprint” on gene expressionin vitro. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2009; 31:283-92. [DOI: 10.1080/08923970802626268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Baken KA, Vandebriel RJ, Pennings JLA, Kleinjans JC, van Loveren H. Toxicogenomics in the assessment of immunotoxicity. Methods 2007; 41:132-41. [PMID: 17161310 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2006.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Microarray analysis is used for simultaneous measurement of expression of thousands of genes in a given sample and as such extends and deepens our understanding of biological processes. Application of the technique in toxicology is referred to as toxicogenomics. The examples of assessment of immunotoxicity by gene expression profiling presented and discussed here, show that microarray analysis is able to detect known and novel effects of a wide range of immunomodulating agents. Besides the elucidation of mechanisms of action, toxicogenomics is also applied to predict consequences of exposing biological systems to toxic agents. Successful attempts to classify compounds using signature gene expression profiles have been reported. These did, however, not specifically focus on immunotoxicity. Databases containing expression profiles can facilitate the applications of toxicogenomics. Platforms and methodologies for gene expression profiling may vary, however, hampering data compiling across different laboratories. Therefore, attention is paid to standardization of the generation, reporting, and management of microarray data. Obtained gene expression profiles should be anchored to pathological and functional endpoints for correct interpretation of results. These issues are also important when using toxicogenomics in risk assessment. The application of toxicogenomics in evaluation of immunotoxicity is thus not yet without challenges. It already contributes to the understanding of immunotoxic processes and the development of in vitro screening assays, though, and is therefore expected to be of value for mechanistic insight into immunotoxicity and hazard identification of existing and novel compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kirsten A Baken
- Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Department of Health Risk Analysis and Toxicology (GRAT), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Linn YC, Wang SM, Hui KM. Comparative gene expression profiling of cytokine-induced killer cells in response to acute myloid leukemic and acute lymphoblastic leukemic stimulators using oligonucleotide arrays. Exp Hematol 2005; 33:671-81. [PMID: 15911091 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2005.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2004] [Revised: 01/14/2005] [Accepted: 03/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To study the molecular cytolytic mechanism of CD3+CD56+ cytokine-induced killer (CIK) effector cells, especially with reference to their ability to deliver potent cytolytic activities against acute myeloid leukemic (AML), but not acute lymphoblastic leukemic (ALL), blasts. METHODS We employed Affymetrix (Santa Clara, CA, USA) oligonucleotide arrays to compare the gene expression profiles of CIK cells before and after stimulation by different leukemic cells. This includes the generation of six independent sets of CIK effectors against AML and ALL leukemic targets. RESULTS Majority of the highly expressed genes of the various CD3+CD56+ CIK effectors were regulated in concordance with, and were consistent with, a Th1 and Tc1 polarization. Genes related to protein synthesis were highly expressed in CIK cells, and upon stimulation by leukemic targets, genes related to signaling, immune responses, and transcription were further upregulated. More importantly, and corroborated with their cytolytic activities, the NK receptors genes, NKG2C and NKG2E, together with perforin, were upregulated exclusively in CIK cells that were cytolytic to susceptible AML targets. In comparison, transforming growth factorbeta1, a cytokine with immune inhibitory function, was exclusively upregulated in CIK cells that were exposed to resistant ALL targets. CONCLUSION In addition to demonstrating the presence of molecular regulatory pathways that are common to CIK effector cells, our present study also reveals molecular events that are unique to CIK effectors on stimulation with cytolytic-susceptible (AML) or cytolytic-resistant (ALL) targets. These observations could allow the design of strategies for future research on the application of CIK effector cells for cancer immunotherapy.
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- Yeh Ching Linn
- Department of Hematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Sofer A, Lei K, Johannessen CM, Ellisen LW. Regulation of mTOR and cell growth in response to energy stress by REDD1. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:5834-45. [PMID: 15988001 PMCID: PMC1168803 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.14.5834-5845.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The tuberous sclerosis tumor suppressors TSC1 and TSC2 regulate the mTOR pathway to control translation and cell growth in response to nutrient and growth factor stimuli. We have recently identified the stress response REDD1 gene as a mediator of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-dependent mTOR regulation by hypoxia. Here, we demonstrate that REDD1 inhibits mTOR function to control cell growth in response to energy stress. Endogenous REDD1 is induced following energy stress, and REDD1-/- cells are highly defective in dephosphorylation of the key mTOR substrates S6K and 4E-BP1 following either ATP depletion or direct activation of the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). REDD1 likely acts on the TSC1/2 complex, as regulation of mTOR substrate phosphorylation by REDD1 requires TSC2 and is blocked by overexpression of the TSC1/2 downstream target Rheb but is not blocked by inhibition of AMPK. Tetracycline-inducible expression of REDD1 triggers rapid dephosphorylation of S6K and 4E-BP1 and significantly decreases cellular size. Conversely, inhibition of endogenous REDD1 by short interfering RNA increases cell size in a rapamycin-sensitive manner, and REDD1-/- cells are defective in cell growth regulation following ATP depletion. These results define REDD1 as a critical transducer of the cellular response to energy depletion through the TSC-mTOR pathway.
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- Avi Sofer
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, GRJ-904, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Cheadle C, Fan J, Cho-Chung YS, Werner T, Ray J, Do L, Gorospe M, Becker KG. Control of gene expression during T cell activation: alternate regulation of mRNA transcription and mRNA stability. BMC Genomics 2005; 6:75. [PMID: 15907206 PMCID: PMC1156890 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-6-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2005] [Accepted: 05/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Microarray technology has become highly valuable for identifying complex global changes in gene expression patterns. The effective correlation of observed changes in gene expression with shared transcription regulatory elements remains difficult to demonstrate convincingly. One reason for this difficulty may result from the intricate convergence of both transcriptional and mRNA turnover events which, together, directly influence steady-state mRNA levels. Results In order to investigate the relative contribution of gene transcription and changes in mRNA stability regulation to standard analyses of gene expression, we used two distinct microarray methods which individually measure nuclear gene transcription and changes in polyA mRNA gene expression. Gene expression profiles were obtained from both polyA mRNA (whole-cell) and nuclear run-on (newly transcribed) RNA across a time course of one hour following the activation of human Jurkat T cells with PMA plus ionomycin. Comparative analysis revealed that regulation of mRNA stability may account for as much as 50% of all measurements of changes in polyA mRNA in this system, as inferred by the absence of any corresponding regulation of nuclear gene transcription activity for these groups of genes. Genes which displayed dramatic elevations in both mRNA and nuclear run-on RNA were shown to be inhibited by Actinomycin D (ActD) pre-treatment of cells while large numbers of genes regulated only through altered mRNA turnover (both up and down) were ActD-resistant. Consistent patterns across the time course were observed for both transcribed and stability-regulated genes. Conclusion We propose that regulation of mRNA stability contributes significantly to the observed changes in gene expression in response to external stimuli, as measured by high throughput systems.
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- Chris Cheadle
- Cellular Biochemistry Section, Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-Intramural Research Program, NIH, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore MD 21224-6825 USA
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- Cellular Biochemistry Section, Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Genomatix Software GmbH, Landsberger Str. 6, D-80339 München, Germany
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- Capital Genomix, 9290 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 USA
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- Capital Genomix, 9290 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-Intramural Research Program, NIH, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore MD 21224-6825 USA
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- DNA Array Unit, National Institute on Aging-Intramural Research Program, NIH, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore MD 21224-6825 USA
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Haddad H, Windgassen D, Ramsborg CG, Paredes CJ, Papoutsakis ET. Molecular understanding of oxygen-tension and patient-variability effects on ex vivo expanded T cells. Biotechnol Bioeng 2005; 87:437-50. [PMID: 15286980 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Immunotherapy with ex vivo cultured T cells depends on a large supply of biologically active cells. Understanding the effects of culture parameters is essential for improving the proliferation and efficacy of the expanded cells. Low oxygen tension (5% pO(2)) was previously reported to improve T-cell expansion and alter cellular phenotypic characteristics compared to T cells cultured at 20% pO(2). Here we report the use of DNA-array based transcriptional analysis coupled with protein-level analysis to provide molecular insights into pO(2) and patient-variability effects on expanded primary human T cells. Analysis of seven blood samples showed that reduced pO(2) results in higher expression of genes important in lymphocyte biology, immune function, and cell-cycle progression. 20% pO(2) resulted in higher expression of genes involved in stress response, cell death, and cellular repair. Expression of granzyme A (gzmA) was found to be significantly regulated by oxygen tension with cells at 5% pO(2) having greater gzmA expression than at 20% pO(2). Protein-level analysis of gzmA was consistent with transcriptional analysis. Granzyme K (gzmK) was coexpressed with gzmA, whereas Granzyme B (gzmB) expression was found to precede the expression of both gzmA and gzmK in 15-day cultures. Temporal gene expression patterns for seven blood samples demonstrate that most genes are expressed by all patient samples in similar temporal patterns. However, several patient-specific gene clusters were identified, and one cluster was found to correlate well with cell proliferation and may potentially be used to predict patient-specific T-cell expansion.
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- Hadar Haddad
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 N. Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Ramsborg CG, Windgassen D, Fallon JK, Paredes CJ, Papoutsakis ET. Molecular insights into the pleiotropic effects of plasma on ex vivo-expanded T cells using DNA-microarray analysis. Exp Hematol 2004; 32:970-90. [PMID: 15504553 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2004.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2004] [Revised: 06/15/2004] [Accepted: 07/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Immunotherapy with ex vivo-expanded T cells depends on a large supply of biologically active cells. Understanding the effects of culture parameters is essential for improving cell expansion and efficacy. We used DNA-microarray and flow-cytometric analysis coupled with functional assays to investigate mechanistic aspects of plasma supplementation in ex vivo T-cell expansion. METHODS The effect of plasma supplementation on 18 primary T-cell cultures over a 15-day expansion was investigated. Transcriptional analysis of 5 samples was done with time points every 2 to 3 days throughout the 15-day expansion. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis was used to confirm selected microarray data. The expression of granzyme A and vimentin were analyzed using intracellular flow cytometry. T-cell functionality was assessed using a mixed leukocyte reaction (MLR). RESULTS We show that the increased expansion of plasma-supplemented cultures of primary human T cells is mostly due to increased cell survival. T cells from plasma-supplemented cultures show higher expression of immunoglobulin genes, integrins, and genes of cytotoxic granules, suggesting a possible enhanced immune function. This was confirmed using a mixed leukocyte reaction and intracellular granzyme-A measurements. A distinct gene expression pattern was correlated to viability differences between plasma-supplemented and serum-free cultures. Ontological analysis of genes in this pattern suggests that the decreased viability of serum-free cultures correlates with higher expression of actin-cytoskeleton and lipid-metabolism genes. Vimentin was found to be expressed higher in serum-free cultures. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the observed decreased cytotoxicity of T cells cultured in serum-free media may be due to increased oxidative stress and cytoskeleton degradation.
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- Christopher G Ramsborg
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Lin Z, Fillmore GC, Um TH, Elenitoba-Johnson KSJ, Lim MS. Comparative microarray analysis of gene expression during activation of human peripheral blood T cells and leukemic Jurkat T cells. J Transl Med 2003; 83:765-76. [PMID: 12808112 DOI: 10.1097/01.lab.0000073130.58435.e5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Activation of T cells involves a complex cascade of signal transduction pathways linking T-cell receptor engagement at the cell membrane to the transcription of multiple genes within the nucleus. The T-cell leukemia-derived cell line Jurkat has generally been used as a model system for the activation of T cells. However, genome-wide comprehensive studies investigating the activation status, and thus the appropriateness, of this cell line for this purpose have not been performed. We sought to compare the transcriptional profiles of phenotypically purified human CD2(+) T cells with those of Jurkat T cells during T-cell activation, using cDNA microarrays containing 6912 genes. About 300 genes were up-regulated by more than 2-fold during activation of both peripheral blood (PB) T cells and Jurkat T cells. The number of down-regulated genes was significantly lower than that of up-regulated genes. Only 79 genes in PB T cells and 37 genes in Jurkat T cells were down-regulated by more than 2-fold during activation. Comparison of gene expression during activation of Jurkat and PB T cells revealed a common set of genes that were up-regulated, such as Rho GTPase-activating protein 1, SKP2, CDC25A, T-cell specific transcription factor 7, cytoskeletal proteins, and signaling molecules. Genes that were commonly down-regulated in both PB T cells and Jurkat T cells included CDK inhibitors (p16, p19, p27), proapoptotic caspases, and the transcription factors c-fos and jun-B. After activation, 71 genes in PB T cells and only 3 genes in Jurkat T cells were up-regulated 4-fold or more. Of these up-regulated genes and expressed sequence tags, 44 were constitutively expressed at high levels in nonactivated Jurkat cells. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis confirmed our microarray data. Our findings indicate that although there is significant overlap in the activation-associated transcriptional profiles in PB T cells compared with Jurkat T cells, there is a subset of genes showing differential expression patterns during the activation of the two cell types.
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- Zhaosheng Lin
- Department of Pathology, ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
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Yao J, Burton JL, Saama P, Sipkovsky S, Coussens PM. Generation of EST and cDNA Microarray Resources for the Study of Bovine Immunobiology*. Acta Vet Scand 2003. [DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-44-s1-s89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Raghavan A, Ogilvie RL, Reilly C, Abelson ML, Raghavan S, Vasdewani J, Krathwohl M, Bohjanen PR. Genome-wide analysis of mRNA decay in resting and activated primary human T lymphocytes. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:5529-38. [PMID: 12490721 PMCID: PMC140061 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkf682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We used microarray technology to measure mRNA decay rates in resting and activated T lymphocytes in order to better understand the role of mRNA decay in regulating gene expression. Purified human T lymphocytes were stimulated for 3 h with medium alone, with an anti-CD3 antibody, or with a combination of anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies. Actinomycin D was added to arrest transcription, and total cellular RNA was collected at discrete time points over a 2 h period. RNA from each point was analyzed using Affymetrix oligonucleotide arrays and a first order decay model was used to determine the half-lives of approximately 6000 expressed transcripts. We identified hundreds of short-lived transcripts encoding important regulatory proteins including cytokines, cell surface receptors, signal transduction regulators, transcription factors, cell cycle regulators and regulators of apoptosis. Approximately 100 of these short-lived transcripts contained ARE-like sequences. We also identified numerous transcripts that exhibited stimulus-dependent changes in mRNA decay. In particular, we identified hundreds of transcripts whose steady-state levels were repressed following T cell activation and were either unstable in the resting state or destabilized following cellular activation. Thus, rapid mRNA degradation appears to be an important mechanism for turning gene expression off in an activation-dependent manner.
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- Arvind Raghavan
- Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Beadling C, Smith KA. DNA array analysis of interleukin-2-regulated immediate/early genes. MEDICAL IMMUNOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2002; 1:2. [PMID: 12459040 PMCID: PMC149405 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9433-1-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2002] [Accepted: 11/18/2002] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Lymphocyte activation culminates in blastogenesis, cell cycle progression, DNA replication and mitosis. These complex cellular changes are programmed almost simultaneously by multiple ligands and receptors that trigger specific signal transduction pathways and transcription factors. Until now, the discovery of the genes regulated by each ligand/receptor pair has been hampered by the technologies available. RESULTS: To identify interleukin-2 (IL-2)-responsive genes, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were pre-activated with anti-CD3, rested, and restimulated with IL-2 for 4 hr. Gene expression was analyzed using Affymetrix U95Av2 oligonucleotide arrays. To determine the most stringent parameters to score a gene as a bona fide IL-2 target, the expression of 19 known IL-2-regulated genes was examined first. All were induced at least 2-fold, with a difference in fluorescent intensity of >/= 100 at p < 0.05. An additional 53 unique genes met these criteria. To determine which of these were immediate/early IL-2 targets in T cells, purified T cells were stimulated with IL-2 for 4 hr in the presence of cycloheximide to prevent secondary gene expression. Of the 72 genes identified in PBMCs, 20 were detected as immediate/early IL-2-regulated genes in purified T cells. In addition, 27 unique genes were IL-2-regulated in T cells but not in PBMCs. CONCLUSIONS: For a successful reductionist approach to the analysis of gene expression in lymphocyte activation, it is necessary to examine purified cell populations and immediate/early gene expression regulated by each ligand/receptor pair involved. This approach should allow the discovery of genes regulated by all of the ligand/receptor pairs involved in lymphocyte activation.
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- Carol Beadling
- Division of Immunology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Ellisen LW, Ramsayer KD, Johannessen CM, Yang A, Beppu H, Minda K, Oliner JD, McKeon F, Haber DA. REDD1, a developmentally regulated transcriptional target of p63 and p53, links p63 to regulation of reactive oxygen species. Mol Cell 2002; 10:995-1005. [PMID: 12453409 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(02)00706-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We identified REDD1 as a novel transcriptional target of p53 induced following DNA damage. During embryogenesis, REDD1 expression mirrors the tissue-specific pattern of the p53 family member p63, and TP63 null embryos show virtually no expression of REDD1, which is restored in mouse embryo fibroblasts following p63 expression. In differentiating primary keratinocytes, TP63 and REDD1 expression are coordinately downregulated, and ectopic expression of either gene inhibits in vitro differentiation. REDD1 appears to function in the regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS); we show that TP63 null fibroblasts have decreased ROS levels and reduced sensitivity to oxidative stress, which are both increased following ectopic expression of either TP63 or REDD1. Thus, REDD1 encodes a shared transcriptional target that implicates ROS in the p53-dependent DNA damage response and in p63-mediated regulation of epithelial differentiation.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoviridae/genetics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Differentiation
- Cloning, Molecular
- Conserved Sequence
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Down-Regulation
- Epithelial Cells/cytology
- Evolution, Molecular
- Fibroblasts/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization
- Keratinocytes/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins
- Mice
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Oxidative Stress
- Phosphoproteins/metabolism
- Precipitin Tests
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Protein Isoforms
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
- Transcription Factors
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transcriptional Activation
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins
- Ultraviolet Rays
- Up-Regulation
- Xenopus
- Xenopus Proteins
- beta-Galactosidase/metabolism
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- Leif W Ellisen
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Recent advances in gene microarray technology have facilitated global analyses of gene expression profiles in normal and malignant immune cells. Great strides have been made in our understanding of molecular differences among various types of immune cells, the process of T and B cell activation, and the genomic changes that convert normal cells to malignant ones. Genomic analysis has become a crucial aspect of cancer classification, diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis. This technology has the potential to reveal the comprehensive transcriptional alterations that dictate fundamental biological processes such as signal transduction in response to specific stimuli, cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. While reaping the benefits of genomic analyses, it is important to realize its limitations with respect to accuracy of interpretation, reproducibility, and signal detection. It is crucial to optimize signals for individual probe-target pairs and to develop a uniform set of criteria for data analyses. The development of a public-access database of results from individual laboratories will pave the way for identifying discrepancies and advancing scientific breakthroughs.
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- Rheem D Medh
- Department of Biology, California State University at Northridge, Northridge, California 91330, USA. rheem.medh.csun.edu
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Pennie WD, Kimber I. Toxicogenomics; transcript profiling and potential application to chemical allergy. Toxicol In Vitro 2002; 16:319-26. [PMID: 12020605 DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2333(02)00007-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Novel transcript profiling technologies allow simultaneous measurement of the changes in expression of many hundreds or many thousands of genes. The availability of these methods has brought about revolutionary changes in many areas of investigative biology, where analyses of patterns of gene expression, rather than of individual genes, are being employed. The application of these technologies to toxicology (toxicogenomics) offers new opportunities for both mechanistic toxicity research and predictive toxicology. Here we provide an overview of the basic approaches used in this field. The development of a series of toxicology-specific microarrays in our own laboratory is discussed, together with an example of one area of mechanistic research, chemical allergy, where we believe judicious application of toxicogenomics will make an important contribution.
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- W D Pennie
- Syngenta Central Toxicology Laboratory, Alderley Park, Macclesfield SK10 4TJ, UK
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