Journal: Nature immunology

Article Title: Homeodomain only protein is required for the function of induced regulatory T cells in dendritic cell-mediated peripheral T cell unresponsiveness

doi: 10.1038/ni.1929

Figure Lengend Snippet: Hopx-dependent expression of T cell lineage-specific genes in DC-induced T reg cells Hopx −/− and Hopx +/+ OTII FOXP3-IRES-RFP littermate mice were treated with 50 ng of αDEC-OVA and after 7 days re-challenged by immunization with 100 µg OVA peptide in CFA. TCRα2 + CD4 + CD25 + RFP + (Foxp3 + ) DC-induced T reg cells were isolated 24h after immunization with OVA in CFA by cell sorting and total gene expression was measured using Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 Arrays as in Fig. 3 . Results show fold-change of a particular gene expression in Hopx -deficient DC-induced T reg cells compared to its expression level in Hopx -sufficient DC-induced T reg cells of multiple major Foxp3-dependent and T cell lineages-specific genes. 1=expression level in Hopx sufficient cells.

Article Snippet: Total RNA was reverse transcribed and the cDNA was subsequently used for real-time PCR on an ABI Prism instrument using commercial primer-probe sets (Applied Biosystems): HOPX- Mm01217753_m1, ICOS- Mm00497600_m1, Nrp1- Mm00435379_m1, CTLA-4- Mm00486849_m1, GITR- Mm00437136_m1, Helios-Mm00496108_m1, Foxp3- Mm00475165_m1, Fos- Mm00487425_m1, Jun- Mm00495062_s1, Ccnd1- Mm00432359_m1, IL12a(p35)- Mm00434165_m1, Il-10-Mm00439616_m1, Tgfb1- Mm00441724_m1, Hypoxanthineguanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) was included as an internal control.

Techniques: Expressing, Isolation, FACS, Gene Expression

Journal: Cancer Immunology Research

Article Title: Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Influence on Soluble and Membrane-Bound ICOS in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade

doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-22-0702

Figure Lengend Snippet: Comparison between human ICOS full length and splice variant. A, Schematic representation of full length and spliced variant of human ICOS. The full length of ICOS consists of 5 exons. The gray boxes denote untranslated regions, and the black boxes denote coding sequences. The transmembrane domain (TM) is located in exon 3 and labeled with a green bar. The splicing region is shown in red. B, Comparison of cDNA nucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and 5′UTR sequences between ICOS-FL and the splice variant. Nucleotide sequences of cDNA for ICOS-FL (b1) and the splice variant of ICOS (b4) are represented; spliced region of ICOS is shown in red and delineated by red brackets; the nucleotides and amino acids of TM are shown in green. Asterisk indicates the stop codon. Amino acid sequences of full length of ICOS (b2) and the splice variant of ICOS (b5) are shown. The underline depicts additional differences in amino acid sequence compared with ICOS-FL. “Stop” represents a stop codon. 5′UTR sequences of ICOS-FL (b3) and the splice variant of ICOS (b6) are shown. The 5′UTR of the ICOS-SV lacks 32 nucleotides compared with the 5′UTR of ICOS-FL shown in red and delineated by red brackets. C, Schematic diagram of ICOS-FL and the ICOS-SV protein. Thirty-two out of 38 amino acids in the intracellular domain are spliced, as shown in red.

Article Snippet: To evaluate soluble ICOS-SVs in the sera of melanoma patients or cell culture supernatants, the Human ICOS DuoSet ELISA kit (DY169, R&D Systems) was used according to the manufacturer's protocol.

Techniques: Comparison, Variant Assay, Labeling, Sequencing

Journal: Cancer Immunology Research

Article Title: Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Influence on Soluble and Membrane-Bound ICOS in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade

doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-22-0702

Figure Lengend Snippet: Secretion of the ICOS-SV from ICOS-SV–overexpressing cells. A, RT-PCR to detect the ICOS-SV in human T cells. Total RNA was isolated from purified T cells in PBMCs of a healthy donor. Expression of the ICOS variant was examined by RT-PCR with specific primers. RT-PCR of ICOS-FL is shown as a control. B, DNA sequencing of ICOS-SV cDNA from human T cells. The cDNA of the PCR product was cloned into a TOPO TA vector. The ICOS-SV was confirmed by DNA sequencing using an M13 forward primer. Splicing point is shown by the red arrow. C, DNA sequencing of ICOS-FL cDNA is shown as a control. No splicing occurs in the region corresponding to the position in ( B ), as shown in blue. D, Expression of ICOS-SV and ICOS-FL in 293T cells determined by immunoblot. 293T cells were transduced with recombinant GFP retroviral vector encoding either ICOS-SV or ICOS-FL as a positive control. The parental cells and the GFP-empty vector–transduced cells were used as negative controls. Sample loading was normalized to actin. E, Cell culture supernatants were collected from the cells described in ( A ). Secreted ICOS-SV was examined by ELISA. Two-tailed unpaired t test was used to compare ICOS secretion between the two groups. ***, P < 0.001. Standard deviation of the mean (SD) is shown. F, To validate the secreted ICOS variant protein in the cell supernatant, immunoprecipitation, SDS-PAGE, and immunoblotting assays were performed. Sample loading was normalized to cell numbers.

Article Snippet: To evaluate soluble ICOS-SVs in the sera of melanoma patients or cell culture supernatants, the Human ICOS DuoSet ELISA kit (DY169, R&D Systems) was used according to the manufacturer's protocol.

Techniques: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Isolation, Purification, Expressing, Variant Assay, Control, DNA Sequencing, Clone Assay, Plasmid Preparation, Western Blot, Transduction, Recombinant, Retroviral, Positive Control, Cell Culture, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Two Tailed Test, Standard Deviation, Immunoprecipitation, SDS Page

Journal: Cancer Immunology Research

Article Title: Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Influence on Soluble and Membrane-Bound ICOS in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade

doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-22-0702

Figure Lengend Snippet: Suppressive effects of sICOS-SV on the costimulation of T cells. A, CHO-K1 cells were transduced with either ICOSL-expressing lentiviral vector or GFP-empty vector (CHO-ICOSL − ) as a negative control. Expression of ICOSL on the cell surface of CHO-K1 was examined by flow cytometry using anti-ICOSL (open histogram with solid line) or lentivirus GFP-empty vector (open histogram with dotted line). Isotype antibody was used as a negative control (filled histogram). B, ICOSL-expressing CHO-K1 cells were stained with ICOS-SV Ig (red line), control IgG Ig (blue line), or PD-1 Ig (orange line) and analyzed by flow cytometry. Both soluble control Ig and PD-1 Ig were used as negative controls. GFP-empty vector-expression CHO-K1 cells stained with ICOS-SV Ig (green line) were used as another negative control for the binding assay. Isotype antibody control was used as a negative control (gray filled histogram). C, CD154 expression was determined by FACS analysis. Isotype control antibody is shown in gray. Activated T cells treated with a suboptimal dose of anti-CD3 were incubated with control Ig + CHO-ICOSL − cells (CHO cells transduced with GFP-empty vector, blue), control Ig + CHO-ICOSL + cells (green), PD-1 Ig + CHO-ICOSL + cells (red), or ICOS-SV Ig + CHO-ICOSL + cells (yellow). Both control Ig and PD-1 Ig were used as negative controls. D, Two-tailed unpaired t test was used to compare expression of CD154 between two groups. **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001. Standard deviation of the mean (SD) is shown. E, CD69 expression was determined by FACS analysis. Isotype control antibody is shown in gray. Activated T cells treated with a suboptimal dose of anti-CD3 were incubated with control Ig + CHO-ICOSL − cells (CHO cells transduced with GFP-empty vector, blue), control Ig + CHO-ICOSL + cells (green), PD-1 Ig + CHO-ICOSL + cells (red), or ICOS-SV Ig + CHO-ICOSL + cells (yellow). Both control Ig and PD-1 Ig were used as negative controls. F, Two-tailed unpaired t test was used to compare expression of CD69 between the two groups. **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001. Standard deviation of the mean (SD) is shown. G, CHO cells transduced with GFP-empty vector (CHO-ICOSL − ) were used as negative controls. Sample loading was normalized to total pan-Akt. H, T-cell proliferation was determined by a [ 3 H]-TdR thymidine incorporation assay. CHO cells transduced with empty vector (CHO-ICOSL − ) were used as negative controls. Two-tailed unpaired t test was used to compare 3 H uptake between the two groups, respectively. *, P < 0.1. Standard deviation of the mean (SD) is shown. I, Schematic diagram of ICOS/ICOSL costimulatory T-cell proliferation, as well as the blocking function of the sICOS-SV. Depicted are the cytoplasmic tail sequences of ICOS-FL and sICOS-SV isoforms. The YMFM Src Homology 2 (SH2) binding motif in the cytoplasmic tail of the ICOS-FL is highlighted in pink. Upon ICOS engagement by the ICOSL on CHO cells, the unique YMFM motif recruits a p85a and a p50a subunits of PI3K, resulting in the elevated phosphorylation of Akt, thereby inducing PI3K activity. In contrast, the ICOS-SV, a truncated isoform lacking the YMFM motif in its cytoplasmic tail, cannot elicit phosphorylation of Akt. Consequently, it fails to promote T-cell proliferation. The secreted ICOS-SV (red) competes with membrane-bound ICOS for binding to ICOSL, thereby blocking the interaction between ICOSL and membrane ICOS. As a result, the sICOS-SV suppresses phosphorylation of Akt and T-cell proliferation, leading to the inhibition of T-cell immunity. The diagram was created with BioRender.com. All data shown are representative of at least 2 independent experiments.

Article Snippet: To evaluate soluble ICOS-SVs in the sera of melanoma patients or cell culture supernatants, the Human ICOS DuoSet ELISA kit (DY169, R&D Systems) was used according to the manufacturer's protocol.

Techniques: Transduction, Expressing, Plasmid Preparation, Negative Control, Flow Cytometry, Staining, Control, Binding Assay, Incubation, Two Tailed Test, Standard Deviation, Thymidine Incorporation Assay, Blocking Assay, Phospho-proteomics, Activity Assay, Membrane, Inhibition

Journal: Cancer Immunology Research

Article Title: Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Influence on Soluble and Membrane-Bound ICOS in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade

doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-22-0702

Figure Lengend Snippet: sICOS from melanoma patients inhibits T-cell activation and proliferation induced by GM-CSF–driven DCs in MLRs. A, CD4 + T cells (responders) were stimulated by allogeneic GM-CSF–driven MoDCs (stimulators: negative control DCs, DCs generated by GM-CSF/IL4 + anti-IgG, or DCs generated by GM-CSF/IL4 + anti-CD116) in MLRs. T cells were assessed for activation via flow cytometry using anti-ICOS (blue), anti-GITR (green), or anti-CD25 (gray). Isotype control antibodies were used as negative controls. B, Statistical analysis of the percentage of CD4 + ICOS + , CD4 + GITR + , and CD4 + CD25 + T-cell populations from different groups as described above. C, Soluble ICOS levels were determined by ELISA using supernatants from the MLRs described above. D – E, Serum from sICOS-high and sICOS-negative patients were added to the MLRs, and T-cell proliferation ( D ) and CD69 expression ( E ) were evaluated. Additionally, sICOS was depleted from sICOS-high serum to assess its effects on T cells. F, Statistical analysis of the percentage of CD4 + CD69 + T-cell populations from different groups as described above. All data shown are representative of at least 2 independent experiments. Two-tailed unpaired t test was used between the two groups. **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001; ****, P < 0.0001; ns, not significant ( P > 0.05). Standard deviation of the mean (SD) is shown.

Article Snippet: To evaluate soluble ICOS-SVs in the sera of melanoma patients or cell culture supernatants, the Human ICOS DuoSet ELISA kit (DY169, R&D Systems) was used according to the manufacturer's protocol.

Techniques: Activation Assay, Negative Control, Generated, Flow Cytometry, Control, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, Two Tailed Test, Standard Deviation

Journal: iScience

Article Title: Human skin CD141 + dendritic cells regulate cutaneous immunity via the neuropeptide urocortin 2

doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108029

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Article Snippet: Monoclonal anti-Human CD278 (ICOS)-VioGreen (Clone: REA192) , Miltenyi Biotec , Cat # 130-100-740.

Techniques: Purification, Recombinant, Staining, Concentration Assay, Sterility, Reverse Transcription, Multiplex Assay, Labeling, Expressing, Transfection, Software

Journal: Journal of Immunology Research

Article Title: Implementation of Mass Cytometry for Immunoprofiling of Patients with Solid Tumors

doi: 10.1155/2019/6705949

Figure Lengend Snippet: Panel of antibodies for mass cytometry.

Article Snippet: 25 , CD278 (ICOS) , 143Nd , DX29 , Surface , Fluidigm.

Techniques: Cytometry, Staining