Project description:γδT cells constitute a small proportion of lymphocytes in peripheral blood. Unlike αβT cells, the anti-tumor activities are exerted through several different pathways in a MHC-unrestricted manner. Thus, immunotherapy using γδT cells is considered to be effective for various types of cancer. Occasionally, however, ex vivo expanded cells are not as effective as expected due to cell exhaustion. To overcome the issue of T-cell exhaustion, researchers have generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that harbor the same T-cell receptor (TCR) genes as their original T-cells, which provide nearly limitless sources for antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). However, these technologies have focused on αβT cells and require a population of antigen-specific CTLs, which are purified by cell sorting with HLA-peptide multimer, as the origin of iPS cells. In the present study, we aimed to develop an efficient and convenient system for generating iPSCs that harbor rearrangements of the TCRG and TCRD gene regions (γδT-iPSCs) without cell-sorting. We stimulated human whole peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) culture using Interleukin-2 and Zoledronate to activate γδT cells. Gene transfer into those cells with the Sendai virus vector resulted in γδT cell-dominant expression of exogenous genes. The introduction of reprogramming factors into the stimulated PBMC culture allowed us to establish iPSC lines. Around 70% of the established lines carried rearrangements at the TCRG and TCRD gene locus. The γδT-iPSCs could differentiate into hematopoietic progenitors. Our technology will pave the way for new avenues toward novel immunotherapy that can be applied for various types of cancer.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Human ESCs vs Human iPSCs, Human NSCs-ES vs Human NSCs-iPS iPSCs generated by using different method, and are not very good at Neural differentiation comapred with Human ESCs
Project description:We generated iPSCs from imatinib-sensitive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patient samples. We used microarrays tc ompare the gene expression pattern among CML-iPSCs and normal cord blood (CB) iPSCs. Two CML derived iPS cells and one CB derived iPS cells were selected for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were derived from embryonic fibroblasts by overexpressing the Yamanaka factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc for 32 consecutive days. iPSCs were isolated by RNA FACS (for endogenous Sox2) from a heterogeneous reprogramming culture and transcriptionally compared with (1) iPSCs stabilized in 2i medium (iPS-2i) and (2) iPSCs stabilized in co-culture with mouse embryonic fibroblasts (iPS-MEF)
Project description:We generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from ring chromosome patients' cells. To examine chromosomal status in these iPSCs, we performed SNP microarray analysis using Agilent Sureprint G3 Human CGH + SNP 4x180k microarray platform. SNP analysis of fibroblast of GM00285 and GM05563 and iPSCs of GM00285 clone 1, GM00285 clone 3, GM05563 clone 1
Project description:Mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were derived from embryonic fibroblasts by overexpressing the Yamanaka factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc for 32 consecutive days. iPSCs were isolated by RNA FACS (endogenous Sox2) from the heterogeneous reprogramming culture and transcriptionally compared with (1) iPSCs stabilized in 2i medium (iPS-2i) and (2) iPSCs stabilized in co-culture with mouse embryonic fibroblasts (iPS-MEF) n = 2 replicates for each sample/condition
Project description:The experiment aims to identify mRNAs illustrating the unique nature of the gd T-cell subtype The overall aim of the study was to elucidate gdT-cells as a producer of specific cytokines
Project description:Wnt signaling is intrinsic to mouse embryonic stem cell self-renewal. Therefore it is surprising that reprogramming of somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is not strongly enhanced by Wnt signaling. Here, we demonstrate that active Wnt signaling inhibits the early stage of reprogramming to iPSCs, while it is required and even stimulating during the late stage. Mechanistically, this biphasic effect of Wnt signaling is accompanied by a change in the requirement of all four of its transcriptional effectors: Tcf1, Lef1, Tcf3, and Tcf4. For example, Tcf3 and Tcf4 are stimulatory early but inhibitory late in the reprogramming process. Accordingly, ectopic expression of Tcf3 early in reprogramming combined with its loss-of-function late enables efficient reprogramming in the absence of ectopic Sox2. Together, our data indicate that the step-wise process of reprogramming to iPSCs is critically dependent on the stage-specific control and action of all four Tcfs and Wnt signaling. For genome wide expression analysis: A. Tcf3 wt and ko OSK iPS cells were analyzed (ko was performed from 2 different cell lines). B. Tcf3 ko OCK iPS cells were analyzed (2 different cell lines) C. Tcf3 wt and ko OCK reprogramming timecourse was analyzed at the indicated days after the beginning of the reprogramming. D. OCK partial iPS cell clone treated with control siRNA or 2 independent Tcf3 siRNA and RNA were analyzed 48hr after siRNA treatment.
Project description:Pluripotent cells can be derived from somatic cells by either overexpression of defined transcription factors (resulting in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)) or by nuclear transfer or cloning (resulting in NT-ESCs). To determine whether cloning further reprograms iPSCs, we used iPSCs as donor cells in nuclear transfer experiments. An iPSC clone derived from tail-tip fibroblasts using adenoviral vectors was used as donor cell in nuclear transfer experiments. RNA was isolated from both parental iPSC clone and derivative NT-ESCs lines and analyzed.