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Pilunov AM, Kuchmiy AA, Sheetikov SA, Filkin SY, Romaniuk DS, Rosov FN, Efimov GA. [Modification of Cytotoxic Lymphocytes with T Cell Receptor Specific for Minor Histocompatibility Antigen ACC-1Y]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2019; 53:456-466. [PMID: 31184611 DOI: 10.1134/s0026898419030145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the only curative therapy for hematopoietic malignancies. The graft-derived donor lymphocytes are capable of eliminating the residual recipient malignant cells in the course of allogeneic immune response, thus decreasing the chances of a relapse of the disease. Foreign peptides of the recipient presented by the MHC molecules are able to elicit the immune response immunologically. These polymorphic peptides are known as minor histocompatibility antigens (MiHAs). MiHAs occur due to the nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in human genome. Transfusion of T cells specific to MiHAs presented predominantly in the cells of hematopoietic origin will allow the targeted elimination of residual malignant clones avoiding undesirable damage to healthy tissues. To induce the immune response, the donor must be homozygous by the MiHA allele and the recipient must either be homozygous or heterozygous by the alternative MiHA allele. The therapeutic mismatch occurs in 25% of cases under the optimal frequency of allelic variants. Minor antigen ACC-1Y originates from polymorphism in the BCL-2A1 gene; its immunogenic mismatch occurrence approaches the theoretical maximum. In addition, BCL2A1 is overexpressed in cells of various lymphomas. ACC-1Y is presented on allele HLA-A*24:02, which is relatively frequent in the Russian population. Combination of these factors makes the minor antigen ACC-1Y a promising target for immunotherapy. Transfusion of donor CD8^(+) lymphocytes modified with transgenic MiHA-specific TCR is one of the promising methods of posttransplant leukemia therapy and relapse prophylaxis. We obtained a sequence of high-affinity ACC-1Y-specific TCR after the antigen-specific expansion of T cells derived from a healthy ACC-IY^(-/-) donor. We cloned this sequence into the lentiviral vector and obtained the assembled viral particles. Further, we transduced the CD8^(+) lymphocyte culture and demonstrated its antigen-specific cytotoxic activity. It is suggested that CD8^(+) lymphocytes modified by the described method could be potentially transferred to recipients as a therapy against relapse after allo-HSCT.
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Affiliation(s)
- A M Pilunov
- National Hematology Research Center, Moscow, 125167 Russia.,Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia.,
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- National Hematology Research Center, Moscow, 125167 Russia
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- National Hematology Research Center, Moscow, 125167 Russia.,Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- National Hematology Research Center, Moscow, 125167 Russia
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- National Hematology Research Center, Moscow, 125167 Russia
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- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- National Hematology Research Center, Moscow, 125167 Russia.,Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Inflammatory response is initiated and sustained by the action of quintessential pro-inflammatory cytokines of immune system namely IL-1β and IL-18. The maturation process of those cytokines is ensured by caspase-1 enzymatic activity, that is in turn is tightly controlled by multiprotein complexes called inflammasomes. Inflammasomes are activated in cells of innate immune system in response to recognition of conservative parts of microbes (pathogen-associated molecular patterns) or by sensing molecular signs of tissue damage (damage-associated molecular patterns). Inflammasome activation apart of cytokines secretion leads to pro-inflammatory cell death, so-called pyroptosis. That culminates in release of cytoplasmatic content of cells including cytokines and alarmins that boost immune response against pathogens, as well as pyroptosis destroys replicative niches of intracellular pathogens. During co-evolution with the host, bacterial and viral pathogens developed a range of molecular inhibitors targeting each step of inflammasome activation. In current review, we will discuss the latest knowledge of inflammasomes' signaling pathways and tricks that pathogens use to avoid immune recognition and clearance. Our better understanding of inflammasome inhibition by pathogens can lead to better therapeutic approaches for the treatment of infectious diseases.
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- F Yu Garib
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Kuchmiy AA, D'Hont J, Hochepied T, Lamkanfi M. NLRP2 controls age-associated maternal fertility. J Exp Med 2016; 213:2851-2860. [PMID: 27881734 PMCID: PMC5154945 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Kuchmiy et al. show that Nlrp2, while dispensable for regulation of inflammasome activation, controls maternal fertility with progressing age, playing an unexpected and critical role in maintaining oocyte quality later in life. Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) proteins are well-known for their key roles in the immune system. Ectopically expressed NLRP2 in immortalized cell lines assembles an inflammasome and inhibits activation of the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-κB, but the physiological roles of NLRP2 are unknown. Here, we show that Nlrp2-deficient mice were born with expected Mendelian ratios and that Nlrp2 was dispensable for innate and adaptive immunity. The observation that Nlrp2 was exclusively expressed in oocytes led us to explore the role of Nlrp2 in parthenogenetic activation of oocytes. Remarkably, unlike oocytes of young adult Nlrp2-deficient mice, activated oocytes of mature adult mice developed slower and largely failed to reach the blastocyst stage. In agreement, we noted strikingly declining reproductive rates in vivo with progressing age of female Nlrp2-deficient mice. This work identifies Nlrp2 as a critical regulator of oocyte quality and suggests that NLRP2 variants with reduced activity may contribute to maternal age-associated fertility loss in humans.
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- Anna A Kuchmiy
- Inflammation Research Center, VIB, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium.,Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Inflammation Research Center, VIB, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium.,Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Inflammation Research Center, VIB, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium.,Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Inflammation Research Center, VIB, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium .,Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Afanasyeva MA, Britanova LV, Korneev KV, Mitkin NA, Kuchmiy AA, Kuprash DV. Clusterin is a potential lymphotoxin beta receptor target that is upregulated and accumulates in germinal centers of mouse spleen during immune response. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98349. [PMID: 24865838 PMCID: PMC4035297 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Clusterin is a multifunctional protein that participates in tissue remodeling, apoptosis, lipid transport, complement-mediated cell lysis and serves as an extracellular chaperone. The role of clusterin in cancer and neurodegeneration has been extensively studied, however little is known about its functions in the immune system. Using expression profiling we found that clusterin mRNA is considerably down-regulated in mouse spleen stroma upon knock-out of lymphotoxin β receptor which plays pivotal role in secondary lymphoid organ development, maintenance and function. Using immunohistochemistry and western blot we studied clusterin protein level and distribution in mouse spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes in steady state and upon immunization with sheep red blood cells. We showed that clusterin protein, represented mainly by the secreted heterodimeric form, is present in all stromal compartments of secondary lymphoid organs except for marginal reticular cells. Clusterin protein level rose after immunization and accumulated in light zones of germinal centers in spleen--the effect that was not observed in lymph nodes. Regulation of clusterin expression by the lymphotoxin beta signaling pathway and its protein dynamics during immune response suggest a specific role of this enigmatic protein in the immune system that needs further study.
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- Marina A. Afanasyeva
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Shebzukhov YV, Kuchmiy AA, Kruglov AA, Zipp F, Siffrin V, Nedospasov SA. Experimental applications of TNF-reporter mice with far-red fluorescent label. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1155:151-62. [PMID: 24788180 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0669-7_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This chapter provides protocols for in vitro and in vivo analysis of TNF-producing cells from a novel TNF reporter mouse. In these transgenic mice, genetic sequence encoding far-red reporter protein Katyushka (FRFPK) was placed under control of the same regulatory elements as TNF, thus providing the basis for detection, isolation, and visualization of TNF-producing cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/metabolism
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
- Flow Cytometry
- Genes, Reporter
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Indicators and Reagents/metabolism
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Luminescent Proteins/metabolism
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Macrophages/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Recombination, Genetic
- Thy-1 Antigens/genetics
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/physiology
- Red Fluorescent Protein
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- Yury V Shebzukhov
- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Shebzukhov YV, Horn K, Brazhnik KI, Drutskaya MS, Kuchmiy AA, Kuprash DV, Nedospasov SA. Dynamic changes in chromatin conformation at the TNF transcription start site in T helper lymphocyte subsets. Eur J Immunol 2013; 44:251-64. [PMID: 24009130 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201243297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is one of the key primary response genes in the immune system that can be activated by a variety of stimuli. Previous analysis of chromatin accessibility to DNaseI demonstrated open chromatin conformation of the TNF proximal promoter in T cells. Here, using chromatin probing with restriction enzyme EcoNI and micrococcal nuclease we show that in contrast to the proximal promoter, the TNF transcription start site remains in a closed chromatin configuration in primary T helper (Th) cells, but acquires an open state after activation or polarization under Th1 and Th17 conditions. We further demonstrate that transcription factor c-Jun plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of open chromatin conformation at the transcription start site of the TNF gene.
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- Yury V Shebzukhov
- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Visualization of single molecules and specific subsets of cells is widely used for studies of biological processes and particularly in immunological research. Recent technological advances have provided a qualitative change in biological visualization from studying of "snapshot" pictures to real-time continuous observation of cellular dynamics in vivo. Contemporary methods of in vivo imaging make it possible to localize specific cells within organs and tissues, to study their differentiation, migration, and cell-to-cell interactions, and to follow some intracellular events. Fluorescence intravital microscopy plays an especially important role in high resolution molecular imaging. The methods of intravital microscopy are quickly advancing thanks to improvements in molecular sensors, labeling strategies, and detection approaches. Novel techniques allow simultaneous detection of various probes with better resolution and depth of imaging. In this review, we describe current methods for in vivo imaging, with special accent on fluorescence approaches, and discuss their applications for medical and biological studies.
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- A A Kuchmiy
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova st. 32, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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Shkoporov AN, Khokhlova EV, Kulagina EV, Smeianov VV, Kuchmiy AA, Kafarskaya LI, Efimov BA. Analysis of a novel 8.9kb cryptic plasmid from Bacteroides uniformis, its long-term stability and spread within human microbiota. Plasmid 2012. [PMID: 23201047 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The analysis of plasmid content in dominant Bacteroidales order intestinal strains isolated from the same child at a 5 year interval identified a 8.9 kb plasmid in Bacteroides uniformis BUN24 strain isolated at age 6 and indistinguishably sized plasmids in the isolates of B. uniformis, B. vulgatus, B. intesinalis, and Parabacteroides distasonis at age 11. We sequenced a B. uniformis BUN24 plasmid, designated pBUN24, and using molecular surveys of diverse species we established that this 8944bp molecule (G+C content 43.5%) represents a novel family of small cryptic Bacteroidales plasmids. The replication region of pBUN24 was experimentally localized to a 1707-bp fragment that includes a putative repA gene, coding for a protein of Rep_3 superfamily of replication proteins of theta-type plasmids preceded by a putative iteron-containing origin of replication. The other open reading frames (ORFs) identified in pBUN24 sequence include a putative tad-ata-type toxin-antitoxin and mobA-mobB mobilization modules, as well as seven additional cryptic ORFs. The interaction of Tad and Ada components demonstrated by a pull-down assay and the toxicity of Tad in Escherichia coli host suggests the functionality of the plasmid addiction module. Re-sequencing of plasmids in two Bacteroides strains isolated at the age of 11 showed 100% nucleotide identity to pBUN24. This data supports the notion that this plasmid is transmissible to other Bacteroidales strains in the natural ecosystem. The possible roles of toxin-antitoxin system and other proteins encoded by pBUN24 in providing an apparent ecological advantage to the plasmid-harbouring strains of a bacterial symbiont in the human gut deserve further investigation.
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- Andrei N Shkoporov
- Department of Microbiology and Virology, The Russian National Research Medical University, 1, Ostrovitjanova St., Moscow 117997, Russia.
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Kruglov AA, Tumanov AV, Grivennikov SI, Shebzukhov YV, Kuchmiy AA, Efimov GA, Drutskaya MS, Scheller J, Kuprash DV, Nedospasov SA. Modalities of experimental TNF blockade in vivo: mouse models. Adv Exp Med Biol 2011; 691:421-31. [PMID: 21153347 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6612-4_44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- A A Kruglov
- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Berlin 10117, Germany
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Liepinsh DJ, Kruglov AA, Galimov AR, Shakhov AN, Shebzukhov YV, Kuchmiy AA, Grivennikov SI, Tumanov AV, Drutskaya MS, Feigenbaum L, Kuprash DV, Nedospasov SA. Accelerated thymic atrophy as a result of elevated homeostatic expression of the genes encoded by the TNF/lymphotoxin cytokine locus. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:2906-15. [PMID: 19735075 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200839191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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TNF, lymphotoxin (LT)-alpha, LT-beta and LIGHT are members of a larger superfamily of TNF-related cytokines that can cross-utilize several receptors. Although LIGHT has been implicated in thymic development and function, the role of TNF and LT remains incompletely defined. To address this, we created a model of modest homeostatic overexpression of TNF/LT cytokines using the genomic human TNF/LT locus as a low copy number Tg. Strikingly, expression of Tg TNF/LT gene products led to profound early thymic atrophy characterized by decreased numbers of thymocytes and cortical thymic epithelial cells, partial block of thymocyte proliferation at double negative (DN) 1 stage, increased apoptosis of DN2 thymocytes and severe decline of T-cell numbers in the periphery. Results of backcrossing to TNFR1-, LTbetaR- or TNF/LT-deficient backgrounds and of reciprocal bone marrow transfers implicated both LT-alpha/LT-beta to LTbetaR and TNF/LT-alpha to TNFR1 signaling in accelerated thymus degeneration. We hypothesize that chronic infections can promote thymic atrophy by upregulating LT and TNF production.
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- Dmitry J Liepinsh
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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