Project description:miRNA expression profiling in highly purified murine CD4+ Tconv and Treg cells. FoxP3-GFP-hCre1a(high) reporter mice were used to separate both populations based on surface markers and presence or absence of GFP. Two-condition experiment, Tconv vs. Treg. Biological replicates: 1 Tconv, 1 Treg, purified from the same pooled mice. One replicate on 1 array.
Project description:We reported transcriptional characterization of Treg cells, Tconv cells, and DCs isolated from coloinc lamina propria of Vdr WT- or Vdr KO-Foxp3 reporter mice. We also reported transcriptional characterization of colonic ECs isolated from Vdr WT- or Vdr KO-Foxp3 reporter mice.
Project description:miRNA expression profiling in highly purified murine CD4+ Tconv and Treg cells. FoxP3-GFP-hCre1a(high) reporter mice were used to separate both populations based on surface markers and presence or absence of GFP.
Project description:The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of chimeric Foxp3-GFP protein on the Treg cell transcriptional program. Duplicate samples of Tconv (CD3+CD4+GFP-) and Treg (CD3+CD4+GFP+) splenocytes were double-sorted to achieve > 99.0% purity, from 6 weeks old male Foxp3-Fusion-GFP and Foxp3-ires-GFP mice of both B6 and NOD backgrounds. Following cell sorting into Trizol, RNA was purified, labeled and hybridized to Affymetrix arrays.
Project description:Co-stimulatory molecules of the CD28 family on T lymphocytes integrate cues from innate immune system sensors, and modulate activation responses in conventional CD4+ T cells (Tconv) and their FoxP3+ regulatory counterparts (Treg). To better understand how costimulatory and co-inhibitory signals might be integrated, we profiled the changes in gene expression elicited in the hours and days after engagement of Treg and Tconv by anti-CD3 and either anti-CD28, -CTLA4, -ICOS, -PD1, -BTLA or -CD80. Total CD4+ T cells were stimulated by anti-CD3 and either anti-CD28, -CTLA4, -ICOS, -PD1, -BTLA or -CD80 antibodies for 1, 4, 20 and 48 hrs and Tconv and Treg were separated by flowcytometry. The 1 and 4 hr lysates were pooled [the 'early' samples] before RNA purification and profiling, as were the 20 and 48 hr samples [the 'late' samples] (note; for Treg cells, only the 20 hr sample was used). RNA was amplified, labeled and hybridized to Mouse Gene 1.0 ST arrays with the data generation and quality control pipeline of 19 the Immunological Genome Project (www.immgen.org), in biological triplicates (duplicates only for ICOS and CD80). Raw data were background-corrected and normalized using the RMA algorithm.
Project description:Interleukine 2 (IL-2) is still one of the most interesting cytokines in T cell biology with its ability to control immune homeostasis by maintaining the functional identity of Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells and the expansion of activated conventional T (Tconv) cells. Yet, how IL-2 exactly enables Treg cells to suppress autoreactive Tconv cells and to maintain their identity is unclear. Using a mouse model in which IL-2 signaling via its high affinity receptor CD25 is selectively impaired, the “Il2ramut/mut” mouse, we report that Treg cells that only receive low IL-2 signals keep Il2ramut/mut but not WT Tconv cells “in check”, suggesting equal IL-2 signals in Treg and Tconv cells is essential to safeguard immune homeostasis. Furthermore, the comparative analysis of gene expression and epigenetic landscape of Il2ramut/mut and WT Treg cells support a model in which IL-2 "locks in” Treg cell identity and functions in vivo by controlling their genome-wide chromatin accessibility.
Project description:Co-stimulatory molecules of the CD28 family on T lymphocytes integrate cues from innate immune system sensors, and modulate activation responses in conventional CD4+ T cells (Tconv) and their FoxP3+ regulatory counterparts (Treg). To better understand how costimulatory and co-inhibitory signals might be integrated, we profiled the changes in gene expression elicited in the hours and days after engagement of Treg and Tconv by anti-CD3 and either anti-CD28, -CTLA4, -ICOS, -PD1, -BTLA or -CD80.
Project description:iTreg cells from Tbmc mLN mice treated with one week of 1% Oral Ova were compared to Total Treg from WT mice. Tbmc mice were treated with 1% Oral Ova and Foxp3 GFP+ CD4+ cells were sorted from mLN. CD4+ Foxp3+ cells were also sorted from WT Foxp3 GFP Balb/c mice.
Project description:Microarray used to detail the global gene transcription underlying sorted IFNg+ and IFNg- Tregs (CD4+CD25+CD127lo) and Tconv (CD4+CD25-CD127+) for fresh (unexpanded) and 14 day expanded cells from human blood. Treg and Tconv were FACS isolated from five healthy subjects (median age of 26, range 22-30). Sorted cells were separated into two groups: the first group was stimulated for 4 hours with PMA/ionomycin and labeled with the IFNg cytokine capture kit (Miltenyi Biotech) followed by FACS isolation of IFNg- and IFNg+ populations. The second set was expanded to day 14 prior to reactivation and cytokine cell capture. For each IFNg sorted population, cells were pelleted and flash frozen before RNA isolation and processing.
