Lysosomal cathepsins regulate an exquisite range of biological functions, and their deregulation is associated with inflammatory, metabolic and degenerative disease in humans. Here, we identified a key cell-intrinsic role for cathepsin B as a negative feedback regulator of lysosomal biogenesis and autophagy. Mice and macrophages lacking cathepsin B activity had increased resistance to the cytosolic bacterial pathogen Francisella novicida. Genetic deletion or pharmacological inhibition of cathepsin B downregulated mTOR activity and prevented cleavage of the lysosomal calcium channel TRPML1. These events drove transcription of lysosomal and autophagy genes via the transcription factor TFEB, which increased lysosomal biogenesis and activation of autophagy-initiation kinase ULK1 for clearance of the bacteria. Our results identified a fundamental biological function of cathepsin B in providing a checkpoint for homeostatic maintenance of lysosome population and basic recycling functions in the cell.
Cathepsin B modulates lysosomal biogenesis and host defense against Francisella novicida infection.
Specimen part
View SamplesHomeostasis of the gut microbiota is pivotal to the survival of the host. Intestinal T cells and Innate Lymphoid cells (ILCs) control the composition of the microbiota and respond to its perturbations. Interleukin 22 (IL-22) plays a pivotal role in the immune control of gut commensal and pathogenic bacteria and is secreted by a heterogeneous population of intestinal T cells, NCR- ILC3 and NCR+ILC3. Expression of NCR by ILC3 is believed to define an irreversible effector ILC3 end-state fate in which these cells are key to control of bacterial infection via their production of IL-22. Here we identify the core transcriptional signature that drives the differentiation of NCR- ILC3 into NCR+ ILC3 and reveal that NCR+ILC3 exhibit more plasticity than originally thought, as NCR+ ILC3 can revert to NCR- ILC3. Contrary to the prevailing understanding of NCR+ ILC3 genesis and function, in vivo analyses of mice conditionally deleted of the key ILC3 genes Stat3, Il22, Tbet and Mcl1 demonstrated that NCR+ ILC3 were not essential for the control of colonic infections in the presence of T cells. However, NCR+ ILC3 were mandatory for homeostasis of the caecum. Our data identify that the interplay of intestinal T cells and ILC3 results in robust complementary fail-safe mechanisms that ensure gut homeostasis. Overall design: Transcriptional profiling of wild-type and T-bet knockout innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) using RNA sequencing
Complementarity and redundancy of IL-22-producing innate lymphoid cells.
Specimen part, Cell line, Subject
View SamplesGene expression profiles were assessed for vincristine-sensitive parental ovarian tumor cell line (SKOV3) and its highly vincristine-resistant derivative (SKVCR 2.0)
Genetic changes in the evolution of multidrug resistance for cultured human ovarian cancer cells.
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View SamplesThese arrays are used for various projects
DNA amplification is a ubiquitous mechanism of oncogene activation in lung and other cancers.
Sex, Age, Race
View SamplesGlioma cells are sensitized to the alkylator temozolomide after exposure to IFN-beta. In glioma-initiating cells (GIC), IFN-beta alone reduces clonogenicity. We investigated differentially expressed genes with or without IFN exposure in either longterm glioma cells or GIC.
Interferon-β induces loss of spherogenicity and overcomes therapy resistance of glioblastoma stem cells.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesRecent studies demonstrated that tumor cells with stem cell-like properties can be cultured from human glioblastomas by using conditions that select for the expansion of neural stem cells. We established glioblastoma stem-like (GS-) cell cultures from 9 different glioblastomas, 8 of which generated stably expandable cell lines. Analyzing GS-cell cultures, we discovered two clearly discernable phenotypes.
Glioblastoma-derived stem cell-enriched cultures form distinct subgroups according to molecular and phenotypic criteria.
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View SamplesIn this study, we explored the transcriptomic consequences of strong activation of the Notch pathway in embryonic human neural stem cells and in gliomas. For this we used a forced expression of the Notch intracellular domain (NICD).
Notch1 stimulation induces a vascularization switch with pericyte-like cell differentiation of glioblastoma stem cells.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesRecent work using mouse models has revealed that mTORC2, which unlike mTORC1 is not acutely sensitive to rapamycin, plays a key role in the regulation of organismal physiology. The substrates and pathways regulated by mTORC2 are at present relatively unknown
Hepatic signaling by the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2).
Sex, Specimen part, Treatment
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Knockdown of NAT12/NAA30 reduces tumorigenic features of glioblastoma-initiating cells.
Specimen part, Treatment
View SamplesGene knockdown of NAT12/NAA30 led to decreased proliferation, sphere forming ability and mitochondrial hypoxia tolerance in the GSC T65 culture. Intracranial transplantation of these cells into SCID mice showed that the decreased NAT12/NAA30 expression correlated with the prolonged animal survival and reduced tumor size
Knockdown of NAT12/NAA30 reduces tumorigenic features of glioblastoma-initiating cells.
Specimen part, Treatment
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