Analysis of R5-/+ and Mc5rfl/fl R5-/+ lung ILC2 transcriptomes in papain induced acute lung inflammation
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PROVIDER: GSE237962 | GEO | 2023/08/08
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:Analysis of R5-/+ and Mc5rfl/fl R5-/+ lung ILC2 transcriptomes in papain induced acute lung inflammation
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Project description:Type-2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) promote anti-helminth responses and contribute to allergies. Though Bcl11b has been previously considered a T-lineage identity transcription factor (TF) that restrains the innate-cell genetic programs, we report here that Bcl11b is highly expressed in mature ILC2s and acts upstream of the key ILC2 TFs Gfi1, Gata-3, and of IL-33 receptor IL1rl1 (T1ST2). Additionally, Bcl11b-/- ILC2s de-repressed Rorγt, Ahr and IL-23 receptor, normally expressed in type-3 ILCs (ILC3s). Consequently, Bcl11b-/- ILC2s lost ILC2 functions and gained ILC3 functions, expanding in response to the protease allergen papain, however producing IL-17 and IL-22, and not IL-5 and IL-13, causing lung neutrophilia rather than eosinophilia, and diminished mucus production. Our results broaden Bcl11b's role from a T-cell only TF, and establishes that Bcl11b sustains mature ILC2 genetic and functional programs and lineage fidelity through positive regulation of essential ILC2 TFs and negative regulation of pivotal ILC3 TFs. RNA-seq analysis on sorted ILC2s from the mLNs of Bcl11bF/F Cre-ERT2 and wildtype mice at steady state following tamoxifen mediated deletion of Bcl11b
2015-07-28 | E-GEOD-67437 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are important regulators in various immune responses. Current paradigm states that all newly-made ILCs originate from common lymphoid progenitors (CLP) in the bone marrow. Id2, an inhibitor of E protein transcription factors, is indispensable for ILC differentiation. Unexpectedly, we found that ectopically expressing Id1 or deleting two E protein genes in the thymus drastically increased ILC2 counts in the thymus and other organs where ILC2 normally reside. Further evidence suggests a thymic origin of these mutant ILC2s. The mutant mice exhibit augmented spontaneous infiltration of eosinophils and heightened responses to papain in the lung and increased ability to expulse the helminth parasite, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. These results prompt the question whether the thymus naturally has the capacity to produce ILC2s and E proteins restrain such a potential. The abundance of ILC2s in Id1 transgenic mice also offers a unique opportunity for testing the biological functions of ILC2s.
2017-02-08 | GSE94597 | GEO
Project description:Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) mediate type 2 immune responses involved in anti-helminth immunity, allergic inflammation, and metabolic homeostasis. Recently, they have emerged as key players in regulating tumor immunity. The tumor suppressor liver kinase B1 (LKB1) inactivating mutations is associated with a variety of human cancers, but the role of LKB1 in ILC2 function and ILC2-mediated tumor immunity remains unknown. Here, we show that LKB1 is required for mature ILC2 survival. Ablation of LKB1 in ILC2s results in impaired proliferation and a marked decrease in type 2 cytokine production upon activation, accompanied with the expression of exhaustion signature genes and reduced cellular metabolism, which promote the development of lung melanoma metastasis. In addition, LKB1 deficiency leads to a marked increase of programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) expression in ILC2s through activation of nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) pathway. Blockade of PD-1 can restore type 2 cytokine production in LKB1-deficient ILC2 and reverse its exhaustion state, leading to enhanced antitumor immune responses in vivo. Together, our results reveal that LKB1 retrains ILC2 exhaustion state to maintain immune homeostasis and their antitumor immunity.
2024-05-21 | GSE209588 | GEO
Project description:Semaphorin 6D (Sema6D) have various effects in immune responses. However, the involvement of Sema6D in ILC2 funcions remains unclear. We identified the genes regulated by Sema6D in lung ILC2s during IL-33 induced acute lung inflammation.
2022-08-28 | GSE198659 | GEO
Project description:Group-2 innate-lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are critical mediators of the type-2 immune responses in multiple lung pathologies. We show that Piezo1, a mechanosensitive ion channel, plays a key role in regulating ILC2 functions by linking mechanical cues to biochemical signaling pathways. Both murine and human ILC2s strongly express Piezo1, and its activation by Yoda1 selectively enhances IL-13 production through calcium influx, which activates the mTOR-S6K pathway. This pathway leads to translational reprogramming, favoring IL-13 translation. Piezo1-deficient in ILC2s impairs this process, reducing IL-13 levels and resulting in attenuated lung inflammation and fibrosis in mouse models of IL-33- or Alternaria alternata-induced airway inflammation and bleomycin-induced fibrosis. These findings position Piezo1 as a critical mediator of ILC2-driven type-2 immune responses and highlight its potential as a therapeutic target for lung diseases characterized by excessive inflammation. This streamlined understanding of Piezo1 function improves focus on its mechanistic role in lung pathology.
2024-09-30 | GSE278085 | GEO
Project description:Type-2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) play a pivotal role in the development of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). However, the regulatory mechanisms governing ILC2 function remain inadequately explored. This study uncovers V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA) as an inhibitory immune checkpoint crucial for modulating ILC2-driven lung inflammation. VISTA is upregulated in activated pulmonary ILC2s and plays a key role in regulating lung inflammation, as VISTA-deficient ILC2s demonstrate increased proliferation and function, resulting in elevated type-2 cytokine production and exacerbation of AHR. Mechanistically, VISTA stimulation activates Forkhead box O1 (FOXO1), leading to modulation of ILC2 proliferation and function. The suppressive effects of FOXO1 on ILC2 effector function were confirmed using FOXO1 inhibitors and activators. Moreover, VISTA-deficient ILC2s exhibit enhanced fatty acid oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation to meet their high energy demands. Therapeutically, VISTA agonist treatment reduces ILC2 function both ex vivo and in vivo, significantly alleviating ILC2-driven AHR. Our murine findings were validated in human ILC2s, where a VISTA agonist reduces their function ex vivo and in a humanized mouse model of AHR. Our studies unravel VISTA as a novel immune checkpoint for ILC2 regulation via the FOXO1 pathway, presenting potential therapeutic strategies for allergic asthma by modulating ILC2 responses.
2025-02-18 | GSE271999 | GEO
Project description:ILC2 cells are a newly described cell type whose biology and contribution to disease are poorly understood. ILC2 cells are activated by allergens, viral infection, and/or epithelial damage via IL-33 and IL-25. ILC2 cells require IL-2, IL-7, IL-25 and IL-33 for their survival and expansion. In mice, ILC2s produce multiple mediators primarily associated with type 2 inflammation (IL-13, IL-5, IL-4, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, GM-CSF, amphiregulin). ILC2 cells may contribute to the pathology of asthma through multiple mediators that include IL-13-independent pathways. Our goal is to compare transcriptional profiles of IL-33- or IL-25-activated ILC2 cells from blood to characterize these cells and to identify marker(s) that can be utilized to detect them in human tissue. ILC2 cells (Lineage negative, CRTH2+, CD161+, CD127+) were purified from human blood of 5 different donors by flow cytometry. The ILC2 yield ranged from 20,000 to 165,000 cells per donor (0.001-0.008% WBC). Purified ILC2s were expanded in vitro in the presence of IL-2, IL-7, IL-33 and IL-25 (each at 50 ng/ml) for 7-10 days. Expanded cells maintained the ILC2 phenotype (Lineage negative, CRTH2+, CD161+, CD127+). The cells were rested for 2 days in the presence of 1 ng/ml IL-2 and IL-7 and then treated in the presence of 1 ng/ml IL-2 and IL-7 with either media control, IL-25 (50 ng/ml), IL-33 (50 ng/ml), and/or TSLP (50 ng/ml) in combination, for 6 or 24 hours. Whole RNA was isolated via the RNeasy kit (Qiagen). Stratagene Universal Human Reference RNA was used as the reference.
2013-12-31 | E-GEOD-45458 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Background: Alternaria exposure is associated with severe asthma in humans. Alternaria exposure in mice potently activates group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) via the IL-33/ST2 axis and causes ILC2s to robustly secrete type 2 cytokines. Objective: Our aim was to determine whether conventionally used ILC2 markers, ST2 (IL-33R) and CD127 (IL-7Ra), were sufficient to identify all Th2-cytokine producing ILCs after Alternaria exposure. Methods: Mice received intranasal Alternaria for three days prior to analysis. Lung ILCs were identified by flow cytometry as CD45+Lineage−Thy1.2+ lymphocyte-sized cells, divided into four subsets based on ST2 and CD127 expression, and stained for intracellular cytokines and transcription factors. Sort-purified ILC subpopulations were also analyzed by RNA sequencing and qPCR. Results: Alternaria exposure led to accumulation of all ILC populations regardless of ST2 or CD127 expression. Nearly half of the GATA-3+, IL-5+, and IL-13+ ILCs were “unconventional” as they were either single or double negative for ST2/CD127. Further, these populations upregulated CD25, KLRG1, and ICOS after Alternaria challenge. Some activated unconventional IL-5+ ILC2s also produced IFNγ and IL-17A. In addition to shared ILC2 transcripts (Gata3, Il5, Il13) in all populations, RNA-seq further identified novel transcripts enriched in each subset. Finally, transcripts from all populations that correlated best with IL-5 and IL-13 production included Tnfrsf18, Ffar2, and Pde4b. Conclusions: Unconventional ST2- and CD127-negative mouse lung ILC2 populations are induced by Alternaria. Thus, commonly used lung ILC2 identification methods based on ST2 and CD127 do not accurately account for the total ILC2 burden and may exclude nearly half of these cells.
2019-08-22 | GSE136156 | GEO