Project description:RNA-seq analysis identified differentially regulated genes in purified NK cells isolated from naïve mice or those vaccinated with vaccinia virus. DEGs were compared with
Project description:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a particularly aggressive disease with few effective treatments. The PDAC tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) has been characterized as immune suppressed. Oncolytic viruses can increase tumor antigenicity via immunogenic cell death (ICD). In this study, tumor-targeting and cytokine-armed vaccinia viruses (vvDD, vvDD-IL2, vvDD-IL15) were used to infect carcinoma cell lines as well as patient-derived primary PDAC cells. In co-culture experiments we tested the cytotoxic response and the activation of human natural killer-(NK-)cells during the oncolytic process.
Project description:Analysis of human natural killer cells following stimulation with immobilized IgG1 for 4 and 24 hours. Results identified significantly differentially expressed genes in natural killer cells stimulated with immobilized IgG1 providing insight into how antibodies modulate the transcriptome in way that may contribute to cell activation and immune tolerance
Project description:Investigation of global gene expression levels between B cells, Natural killer cells and Natural killer B cells Gene expression profiling using sorted B cells, Natural killer cells and Natural killer B cells from WT mouse spleen. Total RNA extracted from WT cells were quantified by the NanoDrop ND-1000 and RNA integrity was assessed by standard denaturing agarose gel electrophoresis. The sample preparation and microarray hybridization were performed based on the NimbleGenâs standard protocols.
Project description:Comparing global gene expression of neonatal and adult natural killer cells to determine if differences in gene expression suggest that different developmental pathways during hematopoiesis are followed in the fetal and adult mouse to produce mature natural killer cells.