Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Identification of Tribbles-1 as a Novel Binding Partner of Foxp3 in Regulatory T Cells *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.448654

Figure Lengend Snippet: A, sort parameters for isolation of the human CD4+CD25− (up) and CD4+CD25+CD127− (down) T cells also called regulatory T cells. The left panels show the gate eliminating the CD4− T cells and selected specifically the CD4+ T cells (FSC mean Forward Scatter). The right top panel shows the gate for selecting the CD4+CD25− T cells from the CD4+ fraction previously selected. The right bottom panel shows the gate for selecting the CD4+CD25+CD127− T cells from the CD4+ fraction previously selected. B, sort parameters for isolation of the mouse CD4+CD25− and CD4+CD25high T cells (int mean intermediate). The different populations were isolated after a CD4+ T cell enrichment of mouse splenocytes. The panel displays only CD4+ T cells. CD4− T cells were eliminated from this population by the enrichment procedure and then the population was gated for CD4+ T cells. The left gate shows the sorting of the CD4+CD25− T cells. The right gate shows the sorting of the CD4+CD25high T cells.

Article Snippet: CD4+ T cells were isolated using the biotinylated mouse CD4 T lymphocyte enrichment mixture (BD Biosciences) according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Techniques: Isolation

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Identification of Tribbles-1 as a Novel Binding Partner of Foxp3 in Regulatory T Cells *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.448654

Figure Lengend Snippet: A, quantification of the TRIB1 and Foxp3 mRNA in human CD4+CD25− and CD4+CD25+CD127− T cells. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis for quantification of TRIB1 mRNA (left) and Foxp3 mRNA (middle) in CD4+CD25− and CD4+CD25+CD127− human T cells from seven healthy individuals. Statistical analyses were performed using a non parametric Mann-Whitney test. Analysis of correlation between TRIB1 and FOXP3 in CD4+CD25+CD127− T cells and statistical analysis of correlation were performed with a nonparametric Spearman test (right). B, quantification of the TRIB1 and Foxp3 mRNA in mouse CD4+CD25− and CD4+CD25high T cells. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis of TRIB1 (left) and FOXP3 (right) mRNA in CD4+CD25− and CD4+CD25high mouse T cells of six normal C57Bl6 mice. Statistical analyses were performed using a nonparametric Mann-Whitney test.

Article Snippet: CD4+ T cells were isolated using the biotinylated mouse CD4 T lymphocyte enrichment mixture (BD Biosciences) according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Techniques: Quantitative RT-PCR, MANN-WHITNEY

Journal: The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Article Title: Identification of Tribbles-1 as a Novel Binding Partner of Foxp3 in Regulatory T Cells *

doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.448654

Figure Lengend Snippet: Quantification of TRIB1 and Foxp3 mRNA in human CD4+CD25+CD127− T cells freshly isolated or after activation. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis for quantification of TRIB1 mRNA (A) and FOXP3 mRNA (B) in CD4+CD25+CD127− human T cells from healthy individuals after 0 to 24 h of culture in complete medium associated with recombinant IL-2 (rIL-2), anti-CD3, and anti-CD28 antibodies. Analysis of correlation between TRIB1 and Foxp3 expression with statistical analyses performed using a parametric Pearson test.

Article Snippet: CD4+ T cells were isolated using the biotinylated mouse CD4 T lymphocyte enrichment mixture (BD Biosciences) according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Techniques: Isolation, Activation Assay, Quantitative RT-PCR, Recombinant, Expressing

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: IL-21-mediated non-canonical pathway for IL-1β production in conventional dendritic cells

doi: 10.1038/ncomms8988

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a ) Top panel: cDCs were rested 16 h and stimulated as indicated for 15 min. pSTAT3 was evaluated by flow cytometry. cDCs were gated as CD11c hi cells. Bottom panel: cDCs were rested 1 h, treated with 20 ng ml −1 IL-21, IL-6, IL-10 or Flt3L for 4 h, and intracellular pro-IL-1β analysed by flow cytometry. Shown are data representative of three experiments. ( b ) Summary of three experiments from lower panel of a . ** P values of the untreated sample compared with IL-21, IL-6 and IL-10 treated samples are 0.0002, 0.0017 and 0.0049, respectively; NS, P =0.4; error bars are means±s.e.m. ( c – e ) cDCs were stimulated with 100 ng ml −1 IL-21 or IL-10 for 1 h, then stimulated with 100 ng ml −1 LPS for 4 h, and the expression of Il1b ( c ), Il6 ( d ), and Tnf ( e ) mRNA were determined. Shown are combined results of 3 independent experiments; error bars are means±s.e.m. ( f ) Top panel: BMMs were rested without M-CSF for 16 h, treated with IL-21 or LPS for 4 h, and intracellular pro-IL-1β assessed by flow cytometry. Bottom panel: BMMs (gated as CD11c + F4/80 + cells) were rested and treated with IL-21 or LPS for 15 min. pSTAT3 was evaluated by flow cytometry. Data are representative of two experiments (total of 6 individual samples). ( g ) Top panel: CD4 + T cells were pre-activated with 5 μg ml −1 plate-bound anti-CD3+2 μg ml −1 soluble anti-CD28 for 3 days, washed, rested 16 h, treated with IL-21 for 4 h, and intracellular pro-IL-1β assessed by flow cytometry. Bottom panel: Rested CD4 + T cells were treated with IL-21 for 15 min. pSTAT3 was evaluated by flow cytometry. Data are representative of three experiments. Statistical analysis was performed by Student's t -test.

Article Snippet: Total mouse splenic CD4 + T cells were pre-activated with plate-bound anti-CD3+anti-CD28 for 3 days, washed and rested overnight, and not stimulated or stimulated with IL-21 for 4 h. Total RNA was isolated, and 5 μg per sample were used for mRNA purification using Dynal oligo(dT) beads (Invitrogen).

Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Expressing

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: IL-21-mediated non-canonical pathway for IL-1β production in conventional dendritic cells

doi: 10.1038/ncomms8988

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a – g ), cDCs were rested 1 h, treated with IL-21 for 1 h; pre-activated CD4 + T cells were washed, rested 16 h, treated with IL-21 for 1 h, and ChIP-Seq performed for STAT3, H3K4me1, and H3K27ac. ( a ) Venn diagram showing overlapping and distinctive STAT3 binding sites in cDCs and CD4 + T cells. ( b – g ) For IL-21-induced-STAT3 binding sites that differentially exist in cDCs or CD4 + T cells, there were cell type-specific binding profiles of STAT3 ( b versus c ) and H3K4me1 ( d versus e ) and H3K27ac ( f versus g ) enhancer marks. Shown are normalized read densities near peak summits for cDC- or CD4 + T-cell specific STAT3 binding sites. ‘Dips' at the plot centres ( d – g ) represent open chromatin corresponding to nucleosome depletion. Data are representative of two experiments.

Article Snippet: Total mouse splenic CD4 + T cells were pre-activated with plate-bound anti-CD3+anti-CD28 for 3 days, washed and rested overnight, and not stimulated or stimulated with IL-21 for 4 h. Total RNA was isolated, and 5 μg per sample were used for mRNA purification using Dynal oligo(dT) beads (Invitrogen).

Techniques: ChIP-sequencing, Binding Assay

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: IL-21-mediated non-canonical pathway for IL-1β production in conventional dendritic cells

doi: 10.1038/ncomms8988

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a ) Freshly isolated cDCs were rested 1 h, then stimulated with IL-21 for 4 h; CD4 + T cells were pre-activated for 3 days, then washed and rested 16 h, and stimulated with IL-21 for 4 h. Shown are genes differentially regulated by IL-21 in cDCs versus pre-activated CD4 + T cells. For cDCs, gene expression profiling was performed by microarray analysis, where cDCs were pooled from three independent experiments, as described in ref. . For pre-activated CD4 + T cells, gene expression profiling data were generated by RNA-Seq analysis. Shown are data from one of two similar experiments. ( b ) Il1b and Il21 expression in cDCs and CD4 + T cells not treated or stimulated with IL-21 as in a . Data are representative of 3 experiments. Error bars are technical duplicates of the representative experiment. ( c , d ) STAT3 binding, H3K4me1, H3K27ac, H3K4me3, and H3K27me3 marks at the Il1b locus in cDCs ( c ) and CD4 + T cells ( d ). Arrows in c indicate STAT3 binding sites at GAS1, GAS2 and GAS3 regions (GAS1: TTAgggGAA (−155 bp), TACcctGAA (−175 bp), TCCctgGAA (−195 bp); GAS2: TTTgggGAA (−2,452 bp), TTCctcCAA (−2,525 bp), TTCttcAAA (−2,549 bp); GAS3: TTGtgtGAA (−9,761 bp)). Arrows in d indicate the STAT3 binding sites identified in cDCs, but no STAT3 binding was seen at these sites in CD4 + T cells. ( e , f ) STAT3 binding, H3K4me1, H3K27ac, H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 marks at the Il21 gene locus in cDCs ( e ) and CD4 + T cells ( f ). Arrow in f indicates the STAT3 binding site at the GAS motif in the Il21 promoter region. Arrow in e indicates this same site, but no STAT3 binding was seen at this site in cDCs. Data are representative of two experiments. Statistical analysis was performed by Student's t -test.

Article Snippet: Total mouse splenic CD4 + T cells were pre-activated with plate-bound anti-CD3+anti-CD28 for 3 days, washed and rested overnight, and not stimulated or stimulated with IL-21 for 4 h. Total RNA was isolated, and 5 μg per sample were used for mRNA purification using Dynal oligo(dT) beads (Invitrogen).

Techniques: Isolation, Expressing, Microarray, Generated, RNA Sequencing Assay, Binding Assay

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: IL-21-mediated non-canonical pathway for IL-1β production in conventional dendritic cells

doi: 10.1038/ncomms8988

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a ) cDCs were rested 1 h, treated with 100 ng ml −1 IL-21 or LPS at the indicated time points, and intracellular pro-IL-1β expression was determined. β-actin was used as control. Shown is one of two similar experiments. ( b ) cDCs were treated as in a , with 5 mM ATP added 1 h prior indicated time points in LPS-stimulated samples, and the secretion of IL-1β was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Shown are combined results of two independent experiments; error bars are means±s.e.m. ( c ) CD4 + T cells from WT or Il1r −/− mice were cultured in Th17 cell differentiation conditions for 2 days, then supernatant from a 24 h, IL-21-treated cDC culture was added to the Th17 cells and incubated for 2 days, with or without addition of 10 μg ml −1 of anti-IL-1β. Expression of IL-2Rα (MFI) was determined by flow cytometry. The amount of biologically active IL-1β was determined using a standard curve constructed by assaying recombinant IL-1β. Shown are the combined results of two independent experiments with total of six samples. ( d , e ) WT, Casp1 −/− , Nlrp3 −/− and Pycard −/− cDCs were rested 1 h. In d , cDCs were then treated with 100 ng ml −1 LPS for 20–24 h with 5 mM ATP added in the final 1 h, and IL-1β assessed. Data are from two experiments; error bars are means±s.e.m. In e , cDCs were then treated with IL-21 for 20–24 h and IL-1β protein determined. Data are from five experiments. P values of IL-21-treated WT samples as compared with Casp1 −/− , Nlrp3 −/− and Pycard −/− samples are 0.99, 0.22 and 0.96, respectively; error bars are means±s.e.m. ( f ) cDCs from Ripk3 −/− , Ripk3 +/− Casp8 +/− and Ripk3 −/− Casp8 −/− mice were treated as in e , and IL-1β assessed. Data shown are from three experiments. P values of IL-21-treated Ripk3 −/− sample compared with Ripk3 +/− Casp8 +/− and Ripk3 −/− Casp8 −/− samples are 0.57 and 0.93, respectively. In b and d – f , IL-1β production in the culture supernatant was determined by ELISA. Pro-IL-1β induced by IL-21 in the culture supernatant was minimal, based on a pro-IL-1β-specific ELISA. Statistical analysis was performed by Student's t -test.

Article Snippet: Total mouse splenic CD4 + T cells were pre-activated with plate-bound anti-CD3+anti-CD28 for 3 days, washed and rested overnight, and not stimulated or stimulated with IL-21 for 4 h. Total RNA was isolated, and 5 μg per sample were used for mRNA purification using Dynal oligo(dT) beads (Invitrogen).

Techniques: Expressing, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Cell Culture, Cell Differentiation, Incubation, Flow Cytometry, Construct, Recombinant