ATAC-seq of P14 CD8 T cells during acute LCMV infection
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ABSTRACT: We performed RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and H3K27Ac ChIP-seq on P14 CD8 T cells during acute infection with LCMV Armstrong on days 0 (naïve cells), 9 (memory precursor effector cells (MPEC) and short-lived effector cells (SLECs)), and 40+ (memory cells) post infection.
Project description:We performed RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and H3K27Ac ChIP-seq on P14 CD8 T cells during acute infection with LCMV Armstrong on days 0 (naïve cells), 9 (memory precursor effector cells (MPEC) and short-lived effector cells (SLECs)), and 40+ (memory cells) post infection.
Project description:We performed RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and H3K27Ac ChIP-seq on P14 CD8 T cells during acute infection with LCMV Armstrong on days 0 (naïve cells), 9 (memory precursor effector cells (MPEC) and short-lived effector cells (SLECs)), and 40+ (memory cells) post infection.
Project description:The PI3K/Akt signaling pathway impacts various aspects of CD8 T cell homeostasis, such as effect versus memory cell differentiation, during viral infection. We used microarrays to determine which downstream molecules were affected and what other signaling pathways were interconnected with the Akt pathway by constitutive activation of Akt in LCMV-infected CD8 T cells. Splenocytes from naive P14/WT or P14/Akt mice were stained with anti-CD8 and anti-Ly5.1, and CD8 T cells were sorted using a FACSAria II instrument. Purified Ly5.1+ CD8 T cells from P14/WT or P14/Akt mice were transferred into B6 mice, which were subsequently infected with LCMV Armstrong. At day 8 post infection, splenocytes were stained with anti-CD8, anti-Ly5.1, anti-KLRG1, and anti-CD127. Following staining, short-lived effector cells (SLECs) and memory precursor effector cells (MPECs) were sorted using the FACSAria II instrument; the purity of the sorted cells was >95%. A total of 5 samples were analyzed, including WT naive, WT SLEC, WT MPEC, Akt naive and Akt SLEC.
Project description:At the peak of the CD8 T cell response to acture viral and bacterial infections, expression of the Interleukin-7 Receptor (IL-7R) marks Memory Precursor Effector CD8 T Cells (MPECs) from other Short-Lived Effector CD8 T cells (SLECs), which are IL-7Rlo. This study was designed to determine the gene expression differences between these two subsets of effector CD8 T cells. Experiment Overall Design: This study compared IL-7Rhi and IL-7Rlo LCMV-specific P14 Transgenic CD8 T cells, sorted from LCMV armstrong infected recipient mice 6/7 days after infection. Data includes 3 independent replicates for the IL-7Rhi and IL-7Rlo groups.
Project description:CD8+ T cells differentiate into two subpopulations in response to acute viral infection: memory precursor effector cells (MPECs) and short-lived effector cells (SLECs). MPECs and SLECs are epigenetically distinct; however, the epigenetic regulators required for formation of these subpopulations are mostly unknown. Here we performed an in vivo CRISPR screen in murine naive CD8+ T cells to identify the epigenetic regulators required for MPEC and SLEC formation, using the acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) Armstrong infection model. We identified the ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding-protein-7 (CHD7) as a positive regulator of SLEC formation, as knockout (KO) of Chd7 reduced SLECs numerically. In contrast, KO of Chd7 increased the formation of central memory T cells following pathogen clearance yet attenuated memory cell expansion following a rechallenge. These findings establish CHD7 as a novel positive regulator of SLEC and negative regulator of central memory T cell formation.
Project description:CD8+ T cells differentiate into two subpopulations in response to acute viral infection: memory precursor effector cells (MPECs) and short-lived effector cells (SLECs). MPECs and SLECs are epigenetically distinct; however, the epigenetic regulators required for formation of these subpopulations are mostly unknown. Here we performed an in vivo CRISPR screen in murine naive CD8+ T cells to identify the epigenetic regulators required for MPEC and SLEC formation, using the acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) Armstrong infection model. We identified the ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding-protein-7 (CHD7) as a positive regulator of SLEC formation, as knockout (KO) of Chd7 reduced SLECs numerically. In contrast, KO of Chd7 increased the formation of central memory T cells following pathogen clearance yet attenuated memory cell expansion following a rechallenge. These findings establish CHD7 as a novel positive regulator of SLEC and negative regulator of central memory T cell formation.
Project description:Microarray analyses was employed to determine the gene expression profiles of LCMV-specific p14 CD8+ effector T cells eight days after an acute LCMV Armstrong infection providing a framework to compare and contrast effector function potential of distinct immune cell subsets to CD8+ effector T cells.
Project description:miRNAs play an important role in regulating CD8+ T cell response. We used the microarray approach to profile the miRNA signatures of naïve, day 5 effector, day 8 effector, and memory CD8+ T cells. We identified a miRNA signature associated with rapidly proliferating effector CD8+ T cells. CD8+ T cells from P14 TCR transgenic mice were transferred to C57BL6 recipients which were subsequently infected with LCMV Armstrong. Donor P14 CD8+ T cells were sorted on day 5, day 8, or >day 60 post-infection. Naïve P14 CD8+ T cells were sorted directly from naive P14 splenocytes. The total RNA including miRNAs was extracted from sorted samples, labeled, and hybridized to Agilent Mouse miRNA microarray.
Project description:The forkhead O transcription factors (FOXO) integrate a range of extracellular signals including growth factor signaling, inflammation, oxidative stress and nutrient availability, to substantially alter the program of gene expression and modulate cell survival, cell cycle progression, and many cell-type specific responses yet to be unraveled. Naive antigen-specific CD8+ T cells undergo a rapid expansion and arming of effector function within days of pathogen exposure, but in addition, by the peak of expansion, they form precursors to memory T cells capable of self-renewal and indefinite survival. We used microarrays to determine whether FOXO1 broadly affects effector and memory differentiation, and to what extent FOXO1 determines the program of memory T cell gene expression. To obtain an unbiased analysis of genes differentially expressed in antigen-specific Foxo1-/- CD8+ T cells responding to infection, we obtained RNA and performed Affymetrix microarray analysis from KLRG1low and KLRG1high FACS-sorted congenically-marked WT and Foxo1-/- P14 cells obtained from mixed transfers, eight days post-infection with LCMV-Armstrong. We carried out gene deletion in Rosa26Cre-ERT2 Foxo1f/f (Foxo1-/-) P14 mice just prior to adoptive transfer (Kerdiles et al., 2009), and transfer equal numbers of P14 cells from the spleens of KO (Foxo1-/- P14) and WT P14 mice. Day8 post infection
Project description:During acute viral infections, effector CD8+ T cells differentiate into memory precursors or short-lived terminal effectors. miR-17-92a over-expression skews CD8+ effector cells to the terminal differentiation. We used microarray to identify the genes that are differentially expressed caused by miR-17-92a over-expression. CD8+ T cells from P14 TCR transgenic mice were infected with miR-17-92a-MSCV-IRES-Thy1.1 vector and transfer to C57BL6 recipients. Chimeras were infected with LCMV Armstrong. Thy1.1+ miR-17-92a-MSCV-IRES-Thy1.1 transduced P14 cells and Thy1.1- non-transduced P14 cells were sorted by FACS. RNA was extracted from samples, labeled, and hybridized to Affymetrix microarrays.