IFN gamma signaling in cytotoxic T cells restricts antitumor responses by inhibiting the maintenance and clonality of intra-tumoral stem-like T cells
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ABSTRACT: IFN gamma signaling in cytotoxic T cells restricts antitumor responses by inhibiting the maintenance and clonality of intra-tumoral stem-like T cells
Project description:IFN gamma signaling in cytotoxic T cells restricts antitumor responses by inhibiting the maintenance and clonality of intra-tumoral stem-like T cells
Project description:T cell responses within pediatric brain tumors (PBT) remain poorly understood. We performed single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) and paired T cell receptor sequencing (TCR-Seq) of patient-derived brain tumor-infiltrating T cells to map T cell molecular profile with TCR repertoire and clonality. We demonstrate marked clonal expansion of intra-tumoral T cells and reveal their differential phenotype, transcriptional state and functional properties within brain tumors. To understand T cell responses within highly immunogenic tumors that respond to checkpoint blockers, we undertook analysis of human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We performed single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) and paired T cell receptor sequencing (TCR-Seq) of patient-derived lung tumor-infiltrating T cells to map T cell molecular profile with clonality.
Project description:Heterogeneity of gene expression profiles in head and neck cancer Background: Results of gene expression profiling studies from different institutes often lack consistency. This could be due to the use of different microarray platforms and protocols, or to intra-tumoral heterogeneity in mRNA expression. The aim of our study was to quantify intra-tumoral heterogeneity in head and cancer. Methods: Forty-four fresh frozen biopsies were taken from 22 patients, two per tumor. RNA was extracted, tested for quality, amplified, labeled and hybridized to a 35k oligoarray. Results: Unsupervised clustering analyses using all genes, the most variable genes, or random gene sets showed that 80-90% of biopsy pairs clustered together. A within-pair-between-pair scatter ratio analysis showed that the similarity between matching pairs was significantly greater than that between random pairs (p < 0.00001). Conclusions: Two biopsies from the same tumor show far greater similarity in gene expression than biopsies from different tumors, supporting the use of one biopsy for expression profiling.
Project description:In CRC, 1) to identify epigenetic changes at inter-tumor and intra-tumor level, and 2) to relate intra-tumor clonality to clinical, molecular and histopathologic parameters. From 79 FFPE tumors, 3 different regions were macrodissected: invasive front (IF), digestive tract surface (DTS) and central bulk (CB). Clinical, molecular, and histopathologic parameters were stablished. Epigenetic analysis was performed using Infinium 450K beadchip (Illumina) and R statistics. Intra-tumor regions clustered together by patient. The biggest epigenetic changes were in IF vs DTS/CB. By patient, the most often divergent region was IF (49.4%) comparing with DTS and CB (25.3% in both). It did not correlate with histopathologic, molecular and clinical parameters.Epigenetic clonality is higher at intra-tumor level. The highest changes are observed in IF vs DTS/CB. No association with histopathologic, molecular, and clinical characteristics was found. SNP characterization of 9 patients of teh discovery cohort were hibridized on Infinium HumanOncoArray-500 v1 beadchip, to asses the genetic clonality of the samples among the three intratumoral regions studied.
Project description:In CRC, 1) to identify epigenetic changes at inter-tumor and intra-tumor level, and 2) to relate intra-tumor clonality to clinical, molecular and histopathologic parameters. From 79 FFPE tumors, 3 different regions were macrodissected: invasive front (IF), digestive tract surface (DTS) and central bulk (CB). Clinical, molecular, and histopathologic parameters were stablished. Epigenetic analysis was performed using Infinium 450K beadchip (Illumina) and R statistics. Intra-tumor regions clustered together by patient. The biggest epigenetic changes were in IF vs DTS/CB. By patient, the most often divergent region was IF (49.4%) comparing with DTS and CB (25.3% in both). It did not correlate with histopathologic, molecular and clinical parameters.Epigenetic clonality is higher at intra-tumor level. The highest changes are observed in IF vs DTS/CB. No association with histopathologic, molecular, and clinical characteristics was found. Cohort of CRC patients (N=17) who recieved quemotherapy (FOLFIRI)
Project description:In CRC, 1) to identify epigenetic changes at inter-tumor and intra-tumor level, and 2) to relate intra-tumor clonality to clinical, molecular and histopathologic parameters. From 79 FFPE tumors, 3 different regions were macrodissected: invasive front (IF), digestive tract surface (DTS) and central bulk (CB). Clinical, molecular, and histopathologic parameters were stablished. Epigenetic analysis was performed using Infinium 450K beadchip (Illumina) and R statistics. Intra-tumor regions clustered together by patient. The biggest epigenetic changes were in IF vs DTS/CB. By patient, the most often divergent region was IF (49.4%) comparing with DTS and CB (25.3% in both). It did not correlate with histopathologic, molecular and clinical parameters.Epigenetic clonality is higher at intra-tumor level. The highest changes are observed in IF vs DTS/CB. No association with histopathologic, molecular, and clinical characteristics was found.
Project description:In CRC, 1) to identify epigenetic changes at inter-tumor and intra-tumor level, and 2) to relate intra-tumor clonality to clinical, molecular and histopathologic parameters. From 79 FFPE tumors, 3 different regions were macrodissected: invasive front (IF), digestive tract surface (DTS) and central bulk (CB). Clinical, molecular, and histopathologic parameters were stablished. Epigenetic analysis was performed using Infinium 450K beadchip (Illumina) and R statistics. Intra-tumor regions clustered together by patient. The biggest epigenetic changes were in IF vs DTS/CB. By patient, the most often divergent region was IF (49.4%) comparing with DTS and CB (25.3% in both). It did not correlate with histopathologic, molecular and clinical parameters.Epigenetic clonality is higher at intra-tumor level. The highest changes are observed in IF vs DTS/CB. No association with histopathologic, molecular, and clinical characteristics was found. Technical replicates of 12 samples previously hybridized on the Infinium HumanMethylation450 to demonstrate technique robustness.