Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Modeling NK-cell lymphoma in mice reveals its cell-of-origin and microenvironmental changes and identifies therapeutic targets
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53376-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: a UMAP plot of subclustering of myeloid cells. b The distribution of myeloid subclusters in each group in the extranodal tissues and SP revealed by R o/e analysis. +++ indicates R o/e ≥ 3; ++, 2 ≤ R o/e < 3; +, 1.5 ≤ R o/e < 2; +/−, 0.67 ≤ R o/e < 1.5; −, 0 ≤ R o/e < 0.67. c GSEA analysis of scRNA-seq data comparing each myeloid cell subcluster from pre-tumor samples (SG and SP from WT and Trp53 − / − mice) and Trp53 − / − tumor samples (top) and from Trp53 − / − and Trp53 − / − LMP1 + tumor samples (bottom). Signatures significant (FDR < 0.1) across at least two subclusters are shown. d Comparison of outgoing and incoming signals between Trp53 − / − and Trp53 − / − LMP1 + tumors in CellChat analysis. e Relative IFN-γ expressions in Lin − CD122 + cells from Trp53 − / − (n = 4) and Trp53 − / − LMP1 + (n = 3) tumors by intracellular flow cytometry. f Chord diagram of Ifng -( Ifngr1 + Ifngr2 ) (left), Cxcl16 - Cxcr6 (middle), and Cxcl9 - Cxcr3 (right) signaling network across subclusters in Trp53 − / − and Trp53 − / − LMP1 + tumors. g Relative CXCR6 (left) and CXCR3 (right) expressions in Lin − CD122 + cells from Trp53 − / − (n = 4) and Trp53 − / − LMP1 + (n = 4) tumors by flow cytometry. h CXCR6 (left) and CXCR3 (right) gene expressions in human normal NK cells (n = 4) and ENKTCL tumors (n = 41) by RNA-seq. i Representative images of CXCR6 (left) and CXCR3 (right) immunostaining in a human ENKTCL sample. j Relative cell number of Trp53 − / − and Trp53 − / − LMP1 + tumor cells 48 h after CXCL16 or CXCL9 treatment at indicated concentrations (n = 4). k The number of Trp53 − / − LMP1 + tumor cells after one week of co-culture with and without cDC (n = 6). l Kaplan–Meier survival curves of mice transplanted with 5 × 10 5 Trp53 − / − LMP1 + tumor cells and administered with anti-CXCL16 antibody (n = 6) or isotype control (n = 8). Log-rank test. m Kaplan–Meier survival curves of WT or Cxcl16 knockout mice transplanted with 5 × 10 5 Trp53 − / − LMP1 + tumor cells and administered with control vehicle or anti-KLRG1 antibody (n = 7 per group). Log-rank test. g , j lines show means. h , k Box plots show medians (lines), IQRs (boxes), and ±1.5× IQR (whiskers). e , g , h , j , and k NS: not significant, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.005, ***P < 0.0005, two-sided Welch’s t-test. No adjustments were made for multiple comparisons. e , g , h , and j – m Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: Five mg/kg of anti-CXCL16 antibody (R&D Systems) or their isotype Rat IgG2A antibody (R&D Systems) was administered intraperitoneally every one week beginning from day 5 post-transplantation.
Techniques: Comparison, Flow Cytometry, RNA Sequencing Assay, Immunostaining, Co-Culture Assay, Control, Knock-Out