Project description:Timecourse analysis of Interferon-Gamma (IFNg) signalling in mice deficient for IFNg or both IFNg and Suppressor of Cytokine Signalling-1 (SOCS1).
Project description:Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is a key cytokine in response to viral or intracellular bacterial infection in mammals. While a number of enhancers are described to promote IFN-gamma responses, no silencers for the Ifng gene have been identified. By examining H3K4me1 histone modification in naïve CD4+ T cells within Ifng locus, we identified an unrecognized silencer (CNS–28) that is responsible for restraining Ifng expression. Mechanistic study further demonstrates that CNS–28 maintains Ifng silence by diminishing enhancer-promoter interactions within Ifng locus in a T-bet independent manner. Functionally, CNS–28 restrains Ifng transcription in Th1, Tc1, and NK cells during both innate and adaptive immune responses. Moreover, CNS–28 deficiency resulted in repressed type 2 responses due to elevated IFN-gamma expression, shifting Th1 and Th2 paradigm. Thus, CNS–28 activity ensures immune cell quiescence by cooperating with other regulatory cis elements within the Ifng gene locus to minimize autoimmunity.
Project description:Toxoplasma strains are known to inhibit the expression of several interferon-gamma induced genes, and a type II strain was shown to dysregulate genome-wide responses to interferon-gamma in human fibroblasts (Kim et al., 2007, J Immunol.). In this study we aimed to determine the effect of infection with three clonal lineages of Toxoplasma, type I, II, and III strains on genome-wide interferon-gamma induced transcription in murine macrophages. We also assessed the effect of the two main Toxoplasma modulators of mouse macrophage transcription, ROP16 and GRA15 (Jensen et al., 2011, Cell Host Microbe). We used Affymetrix microarrays to analyze host cell transcription after Toxoplasma infection and interferon-gamma stimulation. RAW264.7 murine macrophages were left uninfected or infected with type I (RH), type I ?rop16 (RH ?rop16), type II (Pru), type II ?gra15 (Pru ?gra15), or type II (CEP) parasites at an MOI ~5 for 18 hours and subsequently stimulated with murine IFN-? for six hours. Plaque assays were done to assess parasite viability. Total RNA was isolated and hybridized to Affymetrix Mouse 430A 2.0 gene chips.
Project description:Timecourse analysis of Interferon-Gamma (IFNg) signalling in mice deficient for IFNg or both IFNg and Suppressor of Cytokine Signalling-1 (SOCS1). Keywords: time course expression analysis
Project description:We used microarrays to compare interferon-alpha (IFNa)- and interferon-gamma (IFNg)-stimulated genes under an equivalent biological input. The goal was to compare IFNa- and IFNg-stimulated genes, as well as to identify common and distinct sets of type I and II ISGs. Bone marrow macrophages derived from mouse bone marrow in M-CSF for 7 days. The cells were stimulated with 62U/mL IFNa and 1U/mL of IFNg for 2.5 hrs in culture. These concentrations induced equivalent STAT1 phosphorylation in BMMs.
Project description:Low baseline Interferon gamma (IFNg) response signature is associated with lack of response to neo-adjuvant anti-PD1 + anti-CTLA4 therapy in patients with melanoma. Domatinostat, a class I specific histone deacetylase inhibitor is known to induce IFNg response in patients with advanced stage melanoma. Thus, addition of domatinostat to anti-PD1 + anti-CTLA4 might result in increased response to treatment. However, the effect of this combination therapy on tumor growth has not been evaluated in the pre-clinical setting. We therefore evaluated whether addition of domatinostat results in immune modulation and tumor growth control in the MeVa2.1.dOVA murine melanoma model. We provide pre-clinical evidence to use this combination in melanoma patients.
Project description:RNAseq of intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) organoids derived from biopsy of ileum or colon from healthy subjects and treated with type I interferon (IFN beta), type II interferon (IFN gamma), or type III interferon (IFN lambda 2).
Project description:We have examined the transcriptional events in mouse bone marrow derived macrophages (MBDM) with interferon-gamma (Ifng)at 2, 4 & 8 h following treatment or pre-treatment (0 h).
Project description:We used microarrays to compare interferon-alpha (IFNa)- and interferon-gamma (IFNg)-stimulated genes under an equivalent biological input. The goal was to compare IFNa- and IFNg-stimulated genes, as well as to identify common and distinct sets of type I and II ISGs.
