Project description:To determine whether the hits derived from a genome-wide murine BMDM screen regulated human macrophage phenorypes, we established a framework that coupled genetic perturbation with phenotypic analysis at single-cell resolution in primary human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM scCRISPR-seq).
Project description:Monocyte differentiate into macrophages that display either pro-inflammatory or tolerogenic profile depending on the inflammatory condition of the intestine. We performed adoptive monocyte transfer to dissect the dynamics of monocyte to macropahges differentiation. Gene expression analysis of donor monocyte-derived cells recovered from non-inflamed and inflamed small intestine of recipient mice at day 1, 2 and 5 after transfer for in-depth investigation of monocyte development in the intestine.
Project description:CD14+ monocytes, the predominant population in human blood, are primarily engaged in host defense and pro-inflammatory cytokine responses. Aberrant monocyte activity causes life-threatening cytokine storms, while dysfunctional monocytes lead to 'immunoparalysis.' Understanding the mechanisms controlling monocyte functions is therefore paramount. Here, we reveal platelets' vital role in human monocytes' pro-inflammatory responses. Natural low platelet counts in patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) , platelet depletion in healthy human monocytes, or in vivo platelet depletion in mice, result in monocyte immunoparalysis, characterized by reduced pro-inflammatory gene expression and weakened cytokine responses to immune challenge. Remarkably, supplementation with fresh platelets reverses monocyte immunoparalysis. In mice, thrombocytopenia results in down-regulation of myeloid innate immune genes, and compromised host defense transcriptional programs in monocytes despite normal responses to LPS. Platelets control monocyte cytokines independently of traditional cross-talk pathways, acting as reservoirs of transcription factors like NF?B and MAPK p38. We pinpointed a vesicle-derived NF?B2 transfer to human monocytes by mass spectrometry-based proteomics. Functionally, platelets proportionally restored impaired cytokine secretion in human monocytes lacking MAPK p38a and NF?B p65 and NF?B2. We unveil the intercellular transfer of inflammatory regulators, positioning platelets as central checkpoints in monocyte-mediated inflammation.
Project description:Microarray data was acquired from human primary monocyte-derived macrophages in order to test the validity of a graphical software package (z-score outlier detection (ZODET)) Complex human diseases can show significant heterogeneity between patients with the same phenotypic disorder. An outlier detection strategy was developed to identify variants at the level of gene transcription that are of potential biological and phenotypic importance. Here we describe a graphical software package (z-score outlier detection (ZODET)) that enables identification and visualisation of gross abnormalities in gene expression (outliers) in individuals, using whole genome microarray data. Mean and standard deviation of expression in a healthy control cohort is used to detect both over and under-expressed probes in individual test subjects. We compared the potential of ZODET to detect outlier genes in gene expression datasets with a previously described statistical method, gene tissue index (GTI), using a simulated expression dataset and a publicly available monocyte-derived macrophage microarray dataset. Taken together, these results support ZODET as a novel approach to identify outlier genes of potential pathogenic relevance in complex human diseases. The algorithm is implemented using R packages and java. 40 volunteer were bled and primary monocyte derived macrophages were cultured. These samples were then randomised into two equal sized groups (control - A1-20 and experimental - B1-20) and run on the ZODET software.
Project description:To study effects of IFNalpha treatment on monocyte-derived macrophages which may influence susceptibility or resistance to HIV. Experiment Overall Design: Human monocyte-derived macrophages were stimulated with IFNalpha and analyzed for global gene expression.