Gene expression in control and DOCK8 CRISPR KHYG1 NK cells
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ABSTRACT: Mutations in the DOCK8 gene cause an autosomal recessive form of hyper-immunoglobulin E syndrome, characterised by chronic immunodeficiency with persistent microbial infection and increased incidence of malignancy. These manifestations suggest a defect in cytotoxic lymphocyte function and immune surveillance. However, how DOCK8 regulates NK cell-driven immune responses remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that DOCK8 regulates NK cell cytotoxicity and cytokine production in response to target cell engagement or receptor ligation. Genetic ablation of DOCK8 in human NK cells attenuated cytokine transcription and secretion through inhibition of Src family kinase activation, particularly Lck, downstream of target cell engagement or NKp30 ligation. PMA/Ionomycin treatment of DOCK8 deficient NK cells rescued cytokine production, indicating a defect proximal to receptor ligation. Importantly, NK cells from DOCK8 deficient patients had attenuated production of IFNγ and TNFα upon NKp30 stimulation. Taken together, we reveal a novel molecular mechanism by which DOCK8 regulates NK cell driven immunity.
Project description:The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) US12 family consists of ten sequentially arranged genes (US12-21) with poorly characterized function. We now identify novel NK cell evasion functions for four members: US12, US14, US18 and US20. Using a systematic multiplexed proteomics approach to quantify ~1,300 cell surface and ~7,200 whole cell proteins, we demonstrate that the US12 family selectively targets plasma membrane proteins and plays key roles in regulating NK ligands, adhesion molecules and cytokine receptors. US18 and US20 work in concert to suppress cell surface expression of the critical NKp30 ligand B7-H6 thus inhibiting NK cell activation. The US12 family is therefore identified as a major new hub of immune regulation.
Project description:Liver transplantation (LT) is a definitive treatment for end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular cancer. As donor-recipient HLA matching is not employed, there is potential for natural killer (NK) cell-mediated alloreactivity. Here we report that recipient NK cells exhibit a downregulated phenotype with reduced expression of activating receptors NKp30 and NKp46. We found associated hypofunctionality, with impaired NK cell cytotoxicity, degranulation and IFN-gamma production. Gene expression analysis using microarray and quantitative PCR identified significant downregulation of STAT-4 in LT with associated reduction in miR-155, a microRNA target of STAT-4 and a key regulator of NK differentiation. These data indicate that LT induces recipient NK cell tolerance through altered peripheral maturation at a step prior to the acquisition of inhibitory receptors for HLA class I.
Project description:Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in early host defense to infected and transformed cells. Here we show that mice deficient in Eri1, a conserved 3M-bM-^@M-^Y-to-5M-bM-^@M-^Y exoribonuclease that represses RNA interference, have a cell-intrinsic defect in the homeostasis and terminal maturation of NK cells. Eri1M-bM-^@M-^S/M-bM-^@M-^S NK cells show delayed acquisition of Ly49 receptors in the bone marrow and a selective reduction in Ly49D and Ly49H activating receptors in the periphery. Furthermore, antigen-specific Ly49H+ NK cells deficient in Eri1 fail to expand efficiently in mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection. Consequently, we find that Eri1 is required for immune-mediated control of MCMV titers. In contrast to NK cells, T cells deficient in Eri1 differentiate into effectors that produce high levels of Th2 cytokines. Here we identify miRNAs as the major endogenous small RNA target of Eri1 in mouse lymphocytes. NK and T cells deficient in Eri1 display an approximately two-fold increase in all miRNAs. In Eri1-deficient T cells, ectopic expression of wildtype Eri1 is sufficient to rescue defects in both miRNA homeostasis and Th2 cytokine production. Thus mouse Eri1 negatively regulates miRNA homeostasis and is required to promote normal lymphocyte effector functions. One sample; one color design. These are six arrays from a study investigating the microRNA profile of wildtype and Eri1-deficient Th cells that is to published separately.
Project description:NKp30 is one of the first NK-specific triggering receptor involved in tumour cell lysis to be identified. It is part of the so-called Natural Cytotoxicity Receptors (NCRs) also including NKp44, NKp46 and NKp80 (Bottino, 2005). Human NKp30 is a 190 amino-acids transmembrane protein with an extracellular V-type Ig-like domain containing two putative N-glycosylation sites (Pende, 1999). Three alternative splices can yield three different intracellular domains. An additional alternative splice can induce the deletion of 25 AA in the extracellular domain leading to the formation of a predicted C2-type Ig-like domain instead of a V-type Ig-like domain (Hollyoake, 2005; Neville, 1999). Dr. Romagne lab's aim is to identify NKp30L expressed on tumoral cells. Preliminary Results: Two in vitro systems allow us to detect the NKp30L on the surface of target cells. The first reporter system is a reporter cell line expressing a NKp30 chimeric protein. Upon engagement of this chimeric protein with the NKp30L, cell activation specific for this interaction is measured. The second reporter systems uses the NKp30Fc recombinant protein as a detection tool or eventually as a blocking reagent. It is made with the sequence encoding the V-type Ig-like domain of NKp30. Work to qualify and define cell lines for the expression of NKp30L was carried out in order to identify in our two reporter systems the best cells lines to use. We finally identified the Hela EV2 and Hela PF cell lines as a positive and negative for NKp30L respectively whereas other NK receptor ligands expression is identical in these two cells lines. The NKp30L is sensitive to trypsin digestion and to PNGase F digestion in the NKp30Fc FACS staining assay. These results indicate that at least one NKp30L is probably a N-Glycan carried by a trypsin-sensitive protein at the cell surface. We performed a glycan gene expression profiling of these two Hela cell lines as this will be of major importance to help characterizing the differences in glycans between these two variants of Hela cells and the nature of the NKp30L. RNA preparations of Hela EV2 and Hela cells from EV23, EV2B, EV2III(positive) and PF4, PFB, PFIII (negative) cells were sent to the Microarray Core (E). The RNA was amplified, labeled, and hybridized to the GLYCOv3 microarrays.
Project description:Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) is associated with immune suppression and functional impairment of NK cells, due partly to the reduced expression of activating receptors. We studied the profile of inhibitory checkpoint receptor expression on NK cells from patients with B-CLL. Single, dual and triple expression of the checkpoint receptors PD-1, CTLA-4, LAG-3 and CD96 was increased in patients compared to age-matched healthy controls. PD-1pos cells were present within the late differentiated CD56dim NK pool and showed strong downregulation of all activatory receptors whilst transcriptional profiles revealed a profile of strong receptor signalling. PD-1pos NK cells demonstrated impaired cytokine production and degranulation following target engagement and transfection of PD-1 into NK cell lines directed suppressed cytotoxic function. Importantly, blockade of PD-1:PD-L1 engagement acted to partially reverse these functional defects. These results reveal expression of inhibitory checkpoint receptors to be a new mechanism of NK cell dysfunction in patients with cancer and indicate a potential therapeutic role for single or combinatorial checkpoint blockade to boost immune function in patients with B-CLL.
Project description:NK cells are a promising cellular therapy for cancer, with challenges in the field including persistence, functional activity, and tumor recognition. Briefly priming blood NK cells with rhIL-12, rhIL-15, and rhIL-18 (12/15/18) results in memory-like NK cell differentiation and enhanced responses against cancer. We developed a novel platform centered upon an inert tissue factor scaffold for production of heteromeric fusion protein complexes (HFPC). The first use of this platform combined IL-12, IL-15 and IL-18 receptor engagement (HCW9201) and the second adds CD16 engagement (HCW9207). HCW9201 and HCW9207 stimulated activation and proliferation signals in NK cells, but HCW9207 had decreased IL-18 receptor signaling. RNAseq and multidimensional mass cytometry revealed strong parallels between HCW9201 and 12/15/18. Moreover, HCW9201 stimulation improved NK cell metabolic fitness, and resulted in the DNA methylation remodeling characteristic of memory-like differentiation. HCW9201- and 12/15/18-primed similar increases in short-term and memory-like NK cell cytotoxicity and IFN-g production against leukemia targets, as well as equivalent control of leukemia in NSG mice. Thus, HFPCs represent a protein engineering approach that solves many problems associated with multi-signal receptor engagement on immune cells, and HCW9201-primed NK cells will be advanced as an ideal approach for clinical GMP-grade memory-like NK cell production for cancer therapy.erm and memory-like NK cell cytotoxicity and IFN-g production against leukemia targets, as well as equivalent control of leukemia in NSG mice. Thus, HFPCs represent a protein engineering approach that solves many problems associated with multi-signal receptor engagement on immune cells, and HCW9201-primed NK cells will be advanced as an ideal approach for clinical GMP-grade memory-like NK cell production for cancer therapy.
Project description:is involved in the formation of immune signaling complexes. To date only limited and moreover 35 conflicting data exist regarding the role of ADAP in NK cells. To extend existing knowledge we 36 investigated ADAP-dependency of NK cells in the context of in vivo infection with the intracellular 37 pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). Ex vivo analysis of infection-primed NK cells revealed 38 impaired expression of IFN-γ and chemokines as well as impaired cytotoxic capacity in NK cells 39 lacking ADAP as indicated by reduced CD107a surface expression and inefficient perforin 40 production. However, ADAP-deficiency had no global effect on NK cell morphology or intracellular 41 distribution of CD107a-containing vesicles. Proteomic definition of ADAPko and wild type NK cells 42 did not uncover obvious differences in protein composition during the steady state and moreover, 43 similar early response patterns were induced in NK cells upon infection independent of the genotype. 44 In line with protein network analyses that suggested an altered migration phenotype in naïve 45 ADAPko NK cells, in vitro migration assays uncovered significantly reduced migration of both naïve 46 as well as infection-primed ADAPko NK cells compared to wild type NK cells. We propose that this 47 migration defect might account at least in part for the fact that during in vivo infection significantly 48 lower numbers of ADAPko NK cells accumulate in the spleen i.e. the site of infection. In conclusion, 49 we show here that during systemic Lm infection in mice ADAP is essential for efficient cytokine and 50 chemokine production, cytotoxic capacity and migration of NK cells.
Project description:Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in early host defense to infected and transformed cells. Here we show that mice deficient in Eri1, a conserved 3’-to-5’ exoribonuclease that represses RNA interference, have a cell-intrinsic defect in the homeostasis and terminal maturation of NK cells. Eri1–/– NK cells show delayed acquisition of Ly49 receptors in the bone marrow and a selective reduction in Ly49D and Ly49H activating receptors in the periphery. Furthermore, antigen-specific Ly49H+ NK cells deficient in Eri1 fail to expand efficiently in mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection. Consequently, we find that Eri1 is required for immune-mediated control of MCMV titers. In contrast to NK cells, T cells deficient in Eri1 differentiate into effectors that produce high levels of Th2 cytokines. Here we identify miRNAs as the major endogenous small RNA target of Eri1 in mouse lymphocytes. NK and T cells deficient in Eri1 display an approximately two-fold increase in all miRNAs. In Eri1-deficient T cells, ectopic expression of wildtype Eri1 is sufficient to rescue defects in both miRNA homeostasis and Th2 cytokine production. Thus mouse Eri1 negatively regulates miRNA homeostasis and is required to promote normal lymphocyte effector functions.
Project description:T follicular helper (Tfh) cell migration into germinal centers (GC) is essential for the generation of GC B cells and antibody responses to T dependent (TD) antigens. This process requires interactions between LFA-1 on Tfh cells and ICAMs on B cells. The mechanisms underlying defective antibody responses to TD antigens in DOCK8 deficiency are incompletely understood. We show that mice selectively lacking DOCK8 in T cells have impaired IgG antibody responses to TD antigens, decreased GC size, and reduced numbers of GC B cells. However, they develop normal numbers of Tfh cells with intact capacity for driving B cell differentiation into a GC phenotype in vitro. Notably, migration of DOCK8 deficient T cells into GCs is defective. Following TCR/CD3 ligation, DOCK8 deficient T cells have impaired LFA-1 activation and reduced binding to ICAM-1. DOCK8 is important for LFA1-dependent positioning of Tfh cells in GCs, and thereby the generation of GC B cells and IgG antibody responses to TD antigen.
Project description:Background: DOCK8 deficiency is an autosomal recessive form of hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome (HIES). Severe atopic dermatitis (AD) shares with DOCK8 deficiency some clinical symptoms, including eczema, eosinophilia, and increased serum IgE levels. The deficiency of DOCK8 protein is potentially a life-threatening autosomal recessive HIES and only curable with bone marrow transplantation. Despite identified metabolomics and cytokine biomarkers, novel proteomics biomarkers need to be identified, as the connecting networks are critical to our understanding of this disease. Hence we performed serum proteomics profiling using LC-MSE SynaptG2. Method: Label-free untargeted proteomics analysis was used to identify potentially reliable, sensitive, and specific protein biomarkers in serum collected from DOCK8 (n=10), AD (n=9) patients, which were compared to ctrls (n=5). Results: From a total of 275 quantifiable proteins, binary comparisons between AD vs. Ctrl, DOCK8 vs. Ctrl, and DOCK8 vs. AD revealed 109, 105 and 85 dysregulated proteins, respectively. 24 among 85 proteins were specific potential biomarkers among the DOCK8 and AD groups. The sensitivity and specificity of few proteins like Claspin, Immunoglobulin kappa and heavy, complement components as potential biomarkers to distinguish between DOCK8 and AD patients were evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic curve. DOCK8 deficiency and AD groups' profiling revealed a shared role of ERK1/2 among the commonly dysregulated proteins. Conclusion: In this study, we have identified potential proteomics biomarkers and profile to distinguish between DOCK8 and AD, with possible diagnostic and therapeutic applications to help create effective interventions for managing these diseases. Further studies to confirm these associations in prospective cohorts are warranted.