ABSTRACT: To identify the differences in the MDSC population in the tumor verus pre-metastatic niche site, we performed RNA sequencing of isolated CD11b+ Ly6G+ MDSCs and analyzed the differentially expressed genes in PMN-MDSCs isolated from MOC2 tumors and corresponding lung tissues from the same mice To compare the MDSC RNA-level expression with neutrophil expression, a public mouse neutrophil microarray dataset was used (GSE60336). Our MDSC RNA-seq and the public mouse neutrophil data sets were merged using COMBAT55. DEGs for three groups (MDSC lung, MDSC tumor and neutrophil) were calculated using SAM56 multiple class comparison with false discovery rate smaller than 0.05. A total of 5 samples were generated.
Project description:Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC) playing the immune suppressive roles in tumor bearing host consists of two major subsets of granulocytic and monocytic cells. Granulocytic MDSC (G-MDSC) express CD11b+ Gr-1high Ly6G+ Ly6Clow and produce high level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Interestingly, neutrophils are well known ROS producing cells during immune defensive process and share same surface markers with G-MDSC. These similar features always brought the fundamental questions what’s the difference between G-MDSC and neutrophils but it’s not yet proven clearly. In this study, we examined the gene expression of G-MDSC and neutrophils using Affymetrix microarray G-MDSC (CD11b+Ly6G+Ly6Clow) were purifed from splenocytes in EL4 lymphoma tumor bearing mice by positive selection of Ly6G using microbeads isolation. Neutrophils were purified from ascitic fluids induced after injection of milk protein, casein by negative selection of F4/80 and positive selection of Ly6G using microbeads isolation. Their RNA was extracted and gene expression was analyzed using Affymetrix microarray.
Project description:The two immune cell populations Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), monocytes (MONO) and neutrophils (PMNs) are difficult to differentiate because of shared surface marker expression. Here we utilize the integrin receptor CD11b combined with conventional Ly6G and Ly6C expression to more accurately separate cellular populations via FACS. Then we apply high-throughput RNA Sequencing to Ly6G+Ly6C+CD11bhigh MDSC, Ly6G+Ly6C+CD11blow PMN and Ly6G-Ly6C+ monocyte populations. A total of 6,466 genes were significantly differentially expressed in MDSCs vs. monocytes, whereas only 297 genes were significantly different between MDSCs and PMNs. A number of genes implicated in cell cycle regulation were identified, and in vivo EdU labeling revealed that over 75% of MDSCs proliferated locally at the site of S. aureus biofilm infection.
Project description:Polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cell (PMN-MDSC), also named pathologically activated neutrophil, is a critical component of tumor microenvironment (TME), playing crucial roles in tumor progression and therapy resistance. CD300ld is specifically expressed in normal neutrophils and is upregulated in PMN-MDSCs upon tumor bearing. CD300ld knockout (KO) inhibits the development of multiple tumor types in a PMN-MDSC-dependent manner. Here, we compared the transcriptome of PMN-MDSCs from WT mice and CD300ld KO mice.
Project description:Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC) playing the immune suppressive roles in tumor bearing host consists of two major subsets of granulocytic and monocytic cells. Granulocytic MDSC (G-MDSC) express CD11b+ Gr-1high Ly6G+ Ly6Clow and produce high level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Interestingly, neutrophils are well known ROS producing cells during immune defensive process and share same surface markers with G-MDSC. These similar features always brought the fundamental questions what’s the difference between G-MDSC and neutrophils but it’s not yet proven clearly. In this study, we examined the gene expression of G-MDSC and neutrophils using Affymetrix microarray
Project description:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are pathologically activated immature myeloid cells with immunosuppressive activity that expand during chronic inflammation, such as cancer and prosthetic joint infection (PJI). MDSCs can be broadly separated into two populations based on surface marker expression and function, namely monocytic MDSCs (M-MDSCs) and granulocytic MDSCs (G-MDSCs). In cancer models, M-MDSCs have been reported to transition into tumor-associated macrophages and/or dendritic cells, whereas G-MDSCs are considered terminally differentiated with short half-lives. G-MDSCs are the most abundant leukocyte infiltrate during PJI; however, how this population is maintained in vivo and cellular heterogeneity is currently unknown. In this study, we identified a population of Ly6G+Ly6C+F4/80+MHCII+ MDSCs during PJI that displayed immunosuppressive properties ex vivo. We leveraged F4/80 and MHCII expression by these cells for further characterization using cellular indexing of transcriptomes and epitopes by sequencing (CITE-seq), which revealed a distinct transcriptomic signature of this population. F4/80+MHCII+ MDSCs displayed gene signatures resembling G-MDSCs, neutrophils, and monocytes, but had increased expression of genes involved in cytokine response/production, inflammatory cell death, and mononuclear cell differentiation. To determine whether F4/80+MHCII+ MDSCs represented an alternative differentiation state of G-MDSCs, Ly6G+Ly6C+F4/80-MHCII- G-MDSCs from CD45.1 mice were adoptively transferred into CD45.2 recipients using a mouse model of PJI. A small percentage of transferred G-MDSCs acquired F4/80 and MHCII expression in vivo, suggesting some degree of plasticity in this population. Collectively, these results demonstrate a previously unappreciated phenotype of G-MDSCs during PJI, which suggests a novel granulocytic-to-monocytic transition of MDSC infiltrates.
Project description:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) as a population of myeloid cells enriched in cancer patients with immunosuppressive function. Further studies have determined that MDSCs are comprised of two groups: polymorphonuclear-MDSCs (G-MDSCs) and monocytic-MDSCs (M-MDSCs). We used a microbeads kit (Miltenyi) to isolate G-MDSCs and M-MDSCs with markers Ly6c2-Ly6g+CD11b+ and Ly6c2+Ly6g-CD11b+, respectively. And then using bulk RNA-seq to anlysis the enrichment gene expression in G-or M-MDSC which from wild type, APCmin mutant adenoma and immune deffiency mice.
Project description:Tumor growth is associated with a profound alteration of myelopoiesis, leading to recruitment of immunosuppressive cells known as myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). Analyzing the cytokines affecting myelo-monocytic differentiation produced by various experimental tumors, we found that GM-CSF, G-CSF, and IL-6 allowed a rapid generation of MDSCs from precursors present in mouse and human bone marrow (BM). BM-MDSCs induced by GM-CSF+IL-6 possessed the highest tolerogenic activity, as revealed by the ability to impair the priming of IFN- -producing CD8+ T cells upon in vivo adoptive transfer. Moreover, adoptive transfer of syngeneic, GM-CSF+IL-6-conditioned MDSCs to diabetic mice transplanted with allogeneic pancreatic islets resulted in long term acceptance of the allograft and correction of the diabetic status. Cytokines inducing MDSCs acted on a common molecular pathway. Immunoregulatory activity of both tumor-induced and BM-derived MDSCs was entirely dependent on C/EBP transcription factor, a key component of the emergency myelopoiesis triggered by stress and inflammation. Adoptive transfer of tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes resulted in therapy of established tumors only in mice lacking C/EBP in myeloid compartment. These data unveil another link between inflammation and cancer and identify a novel molecular target to control tumor-induced immune suppression. We used gene expression analysis to identify those factors, secreted by tumor-infiltrating MDSC, which could drive emathopoiesis. Moreover we compare gene expression profile of tumor-induced MDSC, obtained from either the spleen and the tumor infiltrate of tumor bearing mice, and in vitro bone marrow-derived MDSC. CD11b+ cells were immunomagnetically enriched from various murine tissue and experimental conditions, and cRNA samples were prepared accordingly to Expression Analysis: Technical Manual. 701021 Rev. 5. Santa Clara, CA, Affymetrix; 2004, and hybridized to the Affymetrix GeneChip MOE430 2.0 array which contains more than 45,000 probe sets, representing more than 34,000 genes. CD11b+ cells obtained from the spleen of healthy BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were used as reference sample for tumor induced CD11b+ MDSC, enriched from either the spleen and the tumor infiltrate of tumor-bearing mice. Moreover CD11b+ cells enriched from fresh bone marrow were used as reference sample for in vitro bone marrow-differentiated MDSC, obtained with either GM-CSF+IL-6 and GM-CSF+G-CSF 4 days cytokine cocktail treatment.
Project description:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have emerged as major regulators of immune responses in cancer and other pathological conditions. At the epigenetic level, lncRNA play an important role in cell differentiation and function. We identify a novel long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) termed as lnc-mdsc in MDSCs, which may tightly control the development of MDSCs. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression and identified distinct classes of up or down regulated genes in MDSC interference the lncMDSC.
Project description:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are myeloid precursors which exert potent immunosuppressive properties in cancer. Despite the extensive knowledge on mechanisms implicated in mobilization, recruitment and function of MDSCs, still their therapeutic targeting remains an unmet need in cancer immunotherapy suggesting that unappreciated mechanisms of MDSC-mediated suppression exist. Herein, we demonstrate an important role of NLRP3 inflammasome in the functional properties of MDSCs in tumor-bearing hosts. Specifically, Nlrp3-deficient mice exhibited reduced tumor growth compared to wild-type animals and induction of robust anti-tumor immunity, accompanied by re-wiring of the MDSC compartment. Interestingly, both monocytic (M-MDSCs) and granulocytic (G-MDSCs) subsets from Nlrp3-/- mice displayed impaired suppressive activity and demonstrated significant transcriptomic alterations supporting the loss-of-function and associated with metabolic re-programming. Finally, therapeutic targeting of NLRP3 inhibited tumor development and re-programmed the MDSC compartment. These findings propose that targeting NLRP3 in MDSCs could overcome tumor-induced tolerance and may provide new checkpoints of cancer immunotherapy.
Project description:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have emerged as major regulators of immune responses in cancer and other pathological conditions. At the epigenetic level, lncRNA play an important role in cell differentiation and function. We identify a novel long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) termed as lnc-mdsc in MDSCs, which may tightly control the development of MDSCs. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression and identified distinct classes of up or down regulated genes in MDSC interference or overexpression the lncMDSC.