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:Microarray analysis was used to compare differences and similarities in gene expression patterns between memory CD8+ T cells from mice infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) or influenza virus. Keywords: infection response Mice containing transferred P14 CD8+ transgenic T cells were infected with LCMV or influenza and rested for 90 days. P14 cells were purified by cell sorting, as well as cells from unimmunized P14 mice as controls, and used for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Altered CD8 T cell differentiation and functional exhaustion prevent control of chronic virus infection and cancer. Yet, how fate commitment and exhaustion are determined and dynamically modulated throughout persistent infection are unclear. We compared the activation and differentiation of LCMV GP33-specific CD8 TCR transgenic cells (P14) primed at the onset versus in the midst of established persistent LCMV-Clone 13 viral infection. LCMV GP33-specific CD8 TCR transgenic (P14) cells were injected into naïve mice immediately infected with LCMV-Cl13 (Early priming) or into mice that had been infected 21 days earlier with LCMV-Cl13 (Late Priming). Sixty hours post-priming P14 cells were sorted from mice and subjected to RNA seq. We show early primed cells very rapidly exhibit a transcriptional profile of robust activation, effector differentiation and dysfunction, while late primed cells have increased expression of genes involved in memory differentiation and maintenance.
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: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: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.
Project description:Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) specific CD8+ T cells (P14) were transferred into congenic WT mice followed by LCMV(DOCILE) infection. CXCR5-expressing (CXCR5+) or CXCR5 non-expressing (CXCR5-) P14 were purified on day 8 after infection, and total mRNA were sequenced from these populations. mRNA of P14 from uninfected mice (Naive P14) was also sequenced. Examination of mRNA level in CXCR5 expressing P14 (CXCR5+P14) and non-expressing P14 (CXCR5-P14) from LCMV infected mice day 8 post infection. mRNA of P14 from uninfected mice (Naïve P14) was also examined.
Project description:Exposure to inflammatory cytokines driven by bystander cytokines can have profound effects on the function of memory CD8 T cells. Here we transferred a 1-5X10^4 of P14 TCR-tg T cells (specific for gp33-41 of LCMV) on day -1 followed by infection with 2X10^5 PFU of LCMV Armstrong ip to generate memory P14 populations. Mice were rested for >50 days before further challenge. Mice containing memory P14 populations were either mock-infected with saline, infected with 2X10^6 Pichinde Virus ip (no cross-reactivity wtih LCMV gp33-41) or infected with 2X10^6 Pichinde Virus ip together with daily injections of 200 micrograms of anti-CD122 antibody (clone TM-b1). On day 4 following indicated treatments P14s were flow sorted and RNA was extracted from 1X10^6 cells using an RNeasy kit (Qiagen). Each group had 3 biological replicates. Transcriptomes were compared by DAVID analysis (p<0.01, Fold-Change > 1.5) 3 biological replicates per group. Groups included P14 from mock-infected mice, P14 from Pichinde virus infected mice and P14 from Pichinde virus and anti-cd122 treated mice.
Project description:Wnt signal transduction during an immune response is involved in the establishment of functional CD8 T cell memory P14 ConductinLacZ CD8 T cells (CD45.2) were transferred in CD45.1+.2+ recipient mice. The day after, recipients were infected with 200pfu LCMV WE. At day 8 after infection, cells from spleen and lymph nodes were harvested, magnetically enriched for CD8 T cells, loaded with the beta-galactosidase substrate (FDG) and sorted as 7AAD-negative CD45.- negative, beta-galactosidase positive versus negative cells. P14 CD8 T cells were sorted at day 8 after LCMV infection according to LacZ activity for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:P14 CD8+ murine T cells were adoptively transferred to C57BL/6 hosts and infected with LCMV-ARM. At indicated times post-infection (see sample name), P14 T cells of the indicated cell-surface phenotype were isolated and sujectected to ChIP-seq, RNA-seq or ATAC-seq.