Effect of loss of PKC theta and p50+cRel on gene expression post T-cell stimulation
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ABSTRACT: OT-1 Transgenic CD8 T-cells were isolated from spleens of WT, PKCθ theta KO, and p50 cRel DKO mice. The T-cells were either cultured with non-pulsed DC (WT only and signified as "WT - UN") or with BMDCs pulsed with the OVA peptide SIINFEKL (N4) (WT, PKCθ theta KO, and p50 cRel DKO and signified as 'genotype - N4') at a ratio of 1:10 (DC:T-cell) for 18 hours. DCs then were depleted from the culture and RNA was made from the T-cells to measure gene expression at the early / late stage of T-cell activation
Project description:NF-kB plays a crucial role in immunity to infection. This transcription factor consists in different combinatory homo- and hetero-dimers of the five members of the Rel family. cRel/p50-containing dimers have been involved in the development and function of the immune cells. However, the transcriptional roles of these two subunits still remain poorly explored in innate immune cells. By a multiple approach integrating ex vivo genomic analysis and an in vivo experimental study, we have investigated the consequences of the combined absence of cRel and p50 subunits of NF-kB in the innate response to infection. We have performed gene profiling of cRel-/-p50-/- (DKO) and wild type (WT) peritoneal macrophages stimulated with endotoxin for 2, 6 or 18 hours.
Project description:Dendritic cells (DC) play central roles in coordinating appropriate immune responses to pathogens. In the present study, the genes regulated by NFkB activators, RelB and cRel, in PAMP-induced bone marrow dendritic cells (BMDCs) activation was examined. Total RNA extracted from WT, relb-/-, crel-/-relb-/- bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) were subjected to stimulation with CpG or Pam3CSK4.
Project description:NFkB is a family of transcriptional factors that are responsible for inflammatory and immune gene expression. RelA, RelB and cRel are the transactivation domain containing family members. P50 encoded by Nfkb1 is the primary dimerization partner. Many NFkB deficient mice are embryonic lethal. In order to identify NFkB dependent genes, MEF were isolated from Rela-/-cRel-/-, Rela-/-cRel-/-Nfkb1-/- and Rela-/-Relb-/-cRel-/- embryos at E12.5. They were treated with 100ng/ml LPS for 1hr and then profiled gene expression by microarray.
Project description:RNA-seq was used to characterize the NF-κB transcription factor -mediated regulation of B-cell genome wide target genes upon inducible LMP1 expression . We created an inducible stable EBV-negative Akata Burkitt Lymphoma cell line expressing LMP1 wildtype followed by stable CRISPR knockout of the individual NF-κB transciption factors (p52, RelB, p50, cRel or RelA) and 24 hours 250ng/ml doxycycline-induced LMP1 expression.
Project description:IL10-/-DC pulsed for 6h with 0, SEA, LPS, or co-pulsed with SEA/LPS together to compare changes in LPS-induced gene expression mediated by SEA (Schistosome soluble egg antigen) Keywords: other
Project description:Dendritic cells (DC) play central roles in coordinating appropriate immune responses to pathogens. In the present study, the genes regulated by NFkB activators, RelB and cRel, in PAMP-induced bone marrow dendritic cells (BMDCs) activation was examined.
Project description:IL10-/-DC pulsed for 6h with 0, SEA, LPS, or co-pulsed with SEA/LPS together to compare changes in LPS-induced gene expression mediated by SEA (Schistosome soluble egg antigen)
Project description:The cell surface receptor programmed death 1 (PD1) is a major target for antibody-based cancer immunotherapies. An improved understanding of intracellular pathways targeted by PD1 is needed to develop better predictive and prognostic biomarkers. Here, via unbiased phosphoproteome analysis of primary human T cells, we demonstrate that PD1 triggering reduces the phosphorylation and physical association with PKC theta of a variety of cytoskeletal proteins. TCR-induced phosphorylation of Vimentin, a cytoskeleton protein identified as a PKC theta target and binding partner in our study, was found to be long-lasting and durably inhibited by PD1 triggering, and Vimentin phosphorylation inversely correlated with PDL1 levels in intratumoral T cells in human lung carcinoma. Thus, PKCθ and its substrate Vimentin represent important targets of PD1-mediated T cell inhibition and low levels of Vimentin phosphorylation could be considered as a biomarker indicating PD1 pathway engagement.
Project description:The transcription factor, NF-кB, plays a central role in the response to DNA damage. This ubiquitous family of proteins is made up of five subunits: p50 (NF-κB1, p105), p52 (NF-κB2, p100), p65 (relA), relB, and crel that appear in their mature form as dimers. Following stimulation, NF-κB dimers translocate to the nucleus where they bind specific consensus elements (κB-sites) in the promoter region of genes involved in cell survival, inflammation and the immune system. While there is a general propensity of NF-кB to mediate survival, this is not always the case and several reports note the pro-apoptotic nature of the NF-кB pathway. In examining the NF-кB response to DNA damage, we have found that the p50 subunit plays a central role in modulating cytotoxicity following TMZ treatment in malignant glioma. In the current study, given the importance of p50 to the cytotoxic response to TMZ, we set out to identify NF-кB-dependent factors that modulate the response to TMZ.