Project description:Human Colonic CD4 T cells consist of several subsets differing in their expression of CD161. We exposed these cells to either cytokine, TCR or combined stimulation and assessed the subsequent changes in gene and protein expression with an emphasis on cytokine receptors and gene associated with tissue repair.
Project description:To investigate the mechanism by which Cul5 regulates CD8+ T cell cytokine-dependent differentiation and TCR-dependent activation, we performed quantitative mass spectrometry (MS) by data-independent acquisition (DIA)-MS of total proteins in the Cul5 KO and NC primary CD8+ T cells in the following conditions: 1) Cytokine dependent expansion and differentiation (T0); 2) 8 hours cytokine withdraw prior to TCR stimulation (T8); and 3) 16 hours TCR stimulation post 8-hour cytokine withdraw (T16). Principal component analysis (PCA) and correlation analysis revealed that replicates in each condition clustered together while different conditions separated from each other, suggesting significant proteomic changes among different conditions of the same T cells as well as between Cul5 KO and NC T cells in each condition. Together with similar total protein quantities among all detected samples, DIA-MS analyses were of high quality. Additionally, the strong reductions of Cul5 abundances in the Cul5 KO cells from all three conditions compared to the NC cells confirms high KO efficiency. Of note, the proteomic analysis showed that the Cul5 protein level was significantly increased upon TCR stimulation post cytokine starvation in the NC cells, suggesting a potential negative feedback regulatory role of Cul5 in CD8+ T cell activation. Consistent with this idea, we observed more markedly upregulation of Cul5 expression upon of TCR stimulation of na•ve primary CD8+ cells. To identify Cul5 interacting proteins in CD8+ T cells, we overexpressed Cul5 with a C terminal HA-tag (Cul5-HA) in mouse primary CD8+ T cells by retroviral transduction. The cells were subjected to TCR stimulation for 12 hr, and Cul5-HA was immunoprecipitated by anti-HA, followed by DIA-MS analysis (co-IP-MS). Compared to the negative control samples (cells transduced with the empty vector), 65 proteins were enriched (p value <0.05 and fold change >1.5) in the anti-HA IP samples. Altogether, we report that Cul5 KO alters CD8+ T cell proteome and the Cul5 interactome.
Project description:PTPN2 was deleted from a selection of murine and human cancer cells using CRISPR/Cas9. The loss-of-function phenotype was assessed in vitro with cytokine stimulation or vehicle control.
Project description:ADAR was deleted from the B16 murine melanoma line using CRISPR/Cas9. The loss-of-function phenotype was assessed in vitro with cytokine stimulation or vehicle control.
Project description:Colonic epithelial repair is a key determinant of health. After injury, repair initiates through phenotypic reprogramming of wounded epithelium to a regenerative state permissive for the activation of alternative stem cell populations and healing. Although cytokine signals such as interferon help induce regenerative reprogramming, the signals that modify this state as the wound resolves remain largely unknown. Here we show that, during healing, the late upregulation of a cytokine receptor, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor 2 (R2, TNFR2, Tnfrsf1b), clears the phenotype of regenerative signaling and restores homeostatic patterns of epithelial differentiation. Mice lacking epithelial-specific expression of TNFR2 also failed to complete colon ulcer healing, suggesting that full repair requires coordination of both regenerative and homeostatic epithelial phenotypes. In single-cell RNA-seq experiments, we find that colonic epithelial organoids grown from Tnfr2-/- mice retain a highly enriched census of progenitor cells and reduced representation of differentiated cells, consistent with TNFR2's role in promoting differentiation. These results demonstrate how epithelial cells adapt to inflammatory cues to choreograph repair.