Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: FOXP3 + regulatory T cell perturbation mediated by the IFNγ-STAT1-IFITM3 feedback loop is essential for anti-tumor immunity
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-44391-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Immunoblot analysis of IFITM3, STAT1, and FOXP3 in Treg cells after IL12 (50 ng/ml), IL27 (50 ng/ml), and IFNγ (50 ng/ml) treatment for 24 h. b Flow cytometric analysis of IFITM3 in WT and SKO Treg cells after IL12, IL27, and IFNγ treatment for 24 h ( n = 3). c RT–qPCR analysis of IFITM3 mRNA level in WT and SKO Treg cells after IL12, IL27, and IFNγ treatment for 24 h ( n = 3). d ChIP-qPCR analysis of −203 to −70bp and −23 to +109 bp of exon1 of Ifitm3 that is regulated by STAT1 in WT Treg cells. Data in d are representative of 3 independent experiments. e Tumor growth in WT, cKO, and IFNγ +/- cKO mice injected s.c. with MC38 murine colon cancer cells (WT: n = 7; cKO: n = 7; IFNγ +/- cKO: n = 7). f Tumor weight of WT, cKO, and IFNγ +/- cKO mice injected s.c. with MC38 murine colon cancer cells ( n = 4 per group). g Percentage of Treg cells in tumor of WT, cKO, and IFNγ +/- cKO mice injected s.c. with MC38 murine colon cancer cells (day 23, n = 4 per group). h , i Frequency of IL10 ( h ) and IFNγ ( i ) producing Treg cells in tumor of WT and cKO mice injected s.c. with MC38 murine colon cancer cells (day 23, n = 4 per group). j The quantification of the MFI of Ki67 in Treg cells in tumors of WT, cKO, and IFNγ +/- cKO mice injected s.c. with MC38 murine colon cancer cells (day 23, n = 4 per group). k , l Cytokine secretion of CD8 + ( k ) and CD4 + T cells ( l ) in tumor of WT, cKO, and IFNγ +/- cKO mice injected s.c. with MC38 murine colon cancer cells (day 23, n = 4 per group). The data f – l are presented as representative plots and as summary graphs ( n = 4 per group). Data are represented as the mean ± SD. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: The cytokines used in Treg in vitro experiments were Recombinant Mouse IL27 (577402, Biolegend, 50 ng/ml), Recombinant Mouse IL12 Protein (419-ML-010, R&D, 50 ng/ml), Recombinant Mouse IFN-gamma (485-MI-100/CF, R&D, 50 ng/ml)
Techniques: Western Blot, Quantitative RT-PCR, ChIP-qPCR, Injection