We thank Joon Kim for expert flow cytometry assistance. Research in the authors&#8217; labs is supported by the SCORE program of the National Institutes of Health (grant SC1-GM095402 to B.D.O) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (to J.C.Z.P.). J.C.Z.P. is supported by a Canada Research Chair in Developmental Immunology. The biomedical research infrastructure of Hunter College is supported in part by the NIH Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) program via grant MD007599. We also acknowledge the New York State Stem Cell Science Program (NYSTEM) for its support of the initiation of stem cell research at Hunter College via grant C023048.

1，制备培养基，细胞因子和糊化板的<ol><li>用鹰的培养基（DMEM）的贝科的修改与高糖和丙酮酸钠准备胚胎干细胞培养基。添加20％ESC合格的胎牛血清（FBS），1％青霉素/链霉素，1％L-谷氨酰胺，1％HEPES缓冲液，1％非必需氨基酸，0.1％庆大霉素（50毫克/毫升）和0.1％（ 55μM）β-巯基乙醇。经过滤消毒胚胎干细胞培养基。 </li><li>通过根据制造商的说明制备1升阿尔法最低必需培养基（α-MEM）中从粉末制备OP9媒体。添加20％胎牛血清（FBS）和1％青霉素/链霉素。颠倒混匀。经过滤消毒成2个500毫升分装。 注意：使用的由粉末制成的介质，推荐和可能产生改进的OP9细胞的维持和体外分化的结果。这种方法已经成为我们的标准程序。然而，我们也注意到塔难道我们在某些时候使用预制的液体α-MEM足够的成功。 </li><li>制备通过加入10％二甲亚砜（DMSO）中，以90％FBS的冷冻介质。轻轻摇动，通过过滤消毒。保存在4℃。 </li><li>通过在完整OP9介质中溶解的人类重组受体Flt-3配体（FLT-3L），以10微克/毫升制备2000倍的Flt-3配体（10微克/毫升）。分装成的1.5 ml离心管中，并储存在-80℃。按照供应商的建议对稳定性和储存。 注：FLT-3L的稳定性是短（2个月，在4℃或3个月，在-80℃）。 </li><li>通过使用完整OP9媒体准备1000倍的IL-7（1微克/毫升）。分装成的1.5 ml离心管中，并储存在-80℃。按照稳定性和存储供应商的建议（IL-7在-80℃可稳定12个月）。 </li><li>准备好1000倍，白血病抑制因子（LIF）（10微克/毫升）用1:10稀释10 7个单位的LIFíÑ​​胚胎干细胞培养基。店内分装在4℃。一定要注意通过对分装小瓶制造商提供的截止日期。 注：产品是稳定的浓缩或稀释的形式至少18自生产之日起二个月。 </li><li>通过制备糊化6孔板中添加毫升0.1％的1.5明胶溶液成一个6孔板的每个孔中。留在无菌罩在室温下用在盖子的菜肴，使至少30分钟的涂层。菜也可以留在潮湿的培养箱中过夜。细胞接种前才取出所有剩余的明胶溶液。不要让明胶溶液完全变干的好。 </li></ol> 2，准备工作和饲养细胞和小鼠胚胎干细胞的维护（MESC） 注：孵育在湿润的37℃培养箱中培养5％的CO 2的所有单元格。 <ol><li>解冻小鼠胚胎成纤维细胞（MEF） <ol><li>快速解冻冷冻瓶（〜5×10 6 </丝裂霉素C处理（或其他有丝分裂逮捕）的MEF SUP&gt;细胞/瓶），并将它们转移到一个15毫升的试管中。 </li><li>添加8毫升ES细胞培养基的解冻细胞中，逐滴的方式从冷冻介质逐渐稀释的DMSO。 </li><li>离心细胞，在400×g下在4℃下5分钟。小心取出上清液，重悬细胞沉淀在3毫升胚胎干细胞介质。 </li><li>准备50毫升离心管用33ml预热的ES细胞介质。添加3毫升再悬浮的MEF以使终体积到36毫升</li><li>分发3毫升再悬浮的MEF为两个糊化的6孔板的每个孔中。将平板放入培养箱中至少6小时，以使细胞附着并摊开播种mESCs分化上之前。这些有丝分裂被捕饲养层可以是用于初始接种后几天可用的，如果其介质是每2-3天更换。 注：刚被捕的MEF也可以使用。 </li> &lt;/ OL&gt; </li><li>播种mESCs分化<ol><li>快速解冻，在37℃水浴冻结卓制克隆小瓶并按照2.1.1-2.1.3介绍准备细胞。 注意：我们冻结2瓶卓制从6孔板的融合很好。 </li><li>从6孔板与被捕MEF细胞单层（在步骤2.1.5的方法制备）的一个孔中（每MESC克隆）除去介质并播种3毫升mESCs分化对MEF的单层的顶端。添加3微升1000倍的LIF（10毫微克/毫升）。返回餐具放入孵化器。 </li></ol></li><li>胚胎干细胞的维护和胰蛋白酶介导的通道 注：根据卓制合流每日更换介质，或分割。理想情况下，收获和分离/重制版的隔日细胞。 <ol><li>除去ES细胞培养基，并用2毫升的PBS洗涤mESCs分化。删除的PBS。加入1 ml的0.25％胰蛋白酶的孵育在37℃下进行3-5分钟。 </li><li>胰酶消化收集细胞，并将它们转移到15ml离心管中。大力吸管将细胞悬液分手的米团块胚胎干细胞。加入2 ml完全的ES细胞培养基中的细胞悬浮液中以中和胰蛋白酶。 </li><li>自旋细胞在400×g下5分钟，在4℃下。除去上清，重悬沉淀在3毫升的ES细胞培养基。 </li><li>从制备的含有被捕MEF细胞单层的6孔板中取出媒体。在3ml的ES细胞培养基中加入细胞悬浮液（根据所期望的分流比）的适当量向每孔中被接种。添加3微升1000倍LIF的。一个融合卓制以及分裂1:6将准备通过2天。 </li></ol></li><li> OP9 / OP9-DL1细胞维持<ol><li>解冻OP9细胞的小瓶（按照步骤2.1.1-2.1.3使用OP9媒体） </li><li>添加7毫升OP9媒体10厘米组织培养皿。添加3毫升悬浮细胞中逐滴的方式，在整个板块分布的细胞。将细胞在夜间的孵化器。 </li><li>检查OP9细胞汇合的第二天。如果菜中含有许多死细胞漂浮，字符型数据已经在媒体和加入10毫升新鲜OP9媒体。返回菜的孵化器，如果接近满汇合没有观察到。斯普利特（胰酶）1:4不久的融合OP9单层。 注：板材应在2天左右再次到达同一汇合水平。小心不要让OP9细胞变得过度融合。 </li><li>冻结OP9细胞的早期传代的扩张股票。 注意：我们冻结2瓶OP9细胞从一个附近汇合10cm皿。扩大股票每管可以进一步传播到创建工作的股票，在卓制共培养实验后使用。保持在液氮中冷冻所有OP9股票，而不是在-80℃的冰箱中，由于温度波动可以在冻结的质量产生负面影响。 </li></ol></li></ol> 3 OP9-DL1共培养过程<ol><li>共培养的准备<ol><li>约前一星期共培养开始，解冻的MEF，mESCs分化和OP9细胞申通快递工作中正。由于不需要OP9-DL1细胞直至共培养8天，在此期间共培养开始后的前三天解冻OP9-DL1细胞。维持或根据需要冻结所有细胞。 </li><li>确定为10厘米板的制备对共培养物达到80％汇合基于实验的规模0天OP9细胞单层的初始数量（ 例如 ，区分和卓制克隆的数目的共培养时间点的数目以进行分析）。为了准备共同培养，分裂近1间OP9细胞融合菜：4和1：领先时，单层，将需要6个两天。 注意：一个需要每ESC克隆至少有一个板块。典型地，一个单一ESC克隆接种于单个板（如下所述）在第0天应该产生足够的细胞播种6板在第5天通过。每天5板将使一个后续分析的时间点。 </li><li>由于OP9单层将不断需要共同培养通道，小心总是mainta在另外的OP9培养板中以共培养并行足够数量。 </li></ol></li><li>第0天：共培养物的起始<ol><li>收集卓制在2.3.1-2.3.4。计数细胞。 </li><li>对于每个卓制克隆制备5×10 4卓制在10毫升每板OP9媒体。 注意：虽然我们还没有使用它，我们注意到，另一种介质组成的α-MEM，10％胎牛血清和5×10 -5 Mβ-巯基乙醇还报道了在分化的共培养物用10。 </li><li>从OP9菜肴删除旧的媒体，并添加10毫升卓制悬液，以照顾到整个板均匀地分布在细胞的菜肴。将菜在37℃培养箱中培养。 </li></ol></li><li>第3天：媒体变革<ol><li>从孵化器中取出菜肴，在显微镜下观察。菌落开始失去光泽，并出现变平。 </li><li>从菜肴取出介质，轻轻地加入10毫升新鲜OP9媒体。 </li><li>返回共培养皿于培养箱中培养。目视监视胚层样细胞集落的形成每日通知OP9馈线单层制剂的定时为下通道（第5天），这不应该被执行，直到〜菌落80-90％可视地显示中胚层样形态。在第5天细胞转移的步骤，最大延迟为2天。 </li></ol></li><li>第5天：胰蛋白酶介导的通路与预镀。 注：提前准备10厘米的菜足够数量的具有最佳融合OP9细胞。下一个步骤继续进行只有当共培养物在视觉上显示在步骤3.3.3中描述的特征（参见代表结果）。 <ol><li>从共培养皿取出介质。加4毫升的PBS洗。摇动的PBS和删除。添加4毫升0.25％胰蛋白酶和放置碗碟孵化器〜5分钟。 </li><li>破坏胰蛋白酶消化细胞活力移液层，注意不要引入过多的气泡，直到均匀，多为单细胞悬浮液来实现的。 </li><li>添加4毫升完整OP9媒体和吹打混匀。转移细胞进入一个新的，空的10cm平皿并置于培养箱中30分钟，以允许OP9细胞附着在培养皿中。这种“预镀”步骤减小转移到共培养物中的下一个步骤OP9细胞的数目。 </li><li>准备50ml离心管中有40微米的细胞过滤器。 </li><li>收集非贴壁细胞从预镀盘，并通过细胞过滤器进入管传递它们。 6毫升的PBS轻轻洗的菜，并通过相同的过滤器通过它，而使附着OP9细胞落后。 </li><li>离心细胞，在400×g下5分钟，在4℃下。除去上清液，重悬细胞沉淀在3毫升完整OP9媒体。计数细胞。 </li><li>从10厘米板的最佳融合OP9细胞中取出介质。 </li><li>对于每个分析时间点，种子5×10 5个细胞在OP9单层在10毫升的最终体积。 </li><li>加入5毫微克/毫升重组人FLT-3L和放置碗碟的孵化器。 </li></ol></li><li>第8天：造血祖细胞（HPC）的集合 注：在时间提前准备的6孔板与OP9或OP9-DL1细胞单层有足够数量，以便它们将〜80％汇合的这一步。 <ol><li>准备50ml离心管中有40微米的过滤器。 </li><li>从孵化器中取出菜肴，在显微镜下观察。高性能计算机的闪亮集群应该被松散地连接到OP9单层。收集尽可能多的这些细胞成为可能通过洗涤（但不是过度破坏）的OP9单层用吸管和菜的现有媒体。为了防止起泡，总是留下至少为1毫升介质中的移液管的尖端的这段HPC收集/洗涤步骤。 </li><li>通过40微米过滤的细胞成管。加入8毫升的PBS以相同的板和显微镜下检查是否所有的HPC我们重新收集。更有力的洗涤重复用PBS洗涤/采集步骤和（如有必要）。菌株的细胞分化成已含有从同一平板上的细胞的试管中。 </li><li>离心细胞，在400×g下5分钟，在4℃下。 </li><li>制备的3毫升主混合物（每平板接种在第5天）OP9媒体与5毫微克/毫升的Flt-3L和1纳克/毫升的IL-7。 </li><li>在OP9媒体FLT-3L + IL-7预混液中取出上清液，重悬沉淀（3毫升处理的每个10cm皿）。从各板传送所收集的细胞于6孔板与OP9细胞的一个孔。 <ol><li>为了驱动细胞向单核细胞，B细胞或红细胞谱系的种子收集的细胞上OP9细胞。为了得到T细胞，种子细胞到OP9-DL1细胞单层。 </li></ol></li><li>将6孔板进入培养箱。 </li></ol></li><li> 10日：媒体变革<ol><li>准备15毫升离心管中每个不同的MESC克隆饲养细胞型combina灰中共同培养。 </li><li>准备OP9媒体的主结构与FLT-3L为5毫微克/毫升和IL-7的1纳克/毫升。制备3毫升为每个孔中。 </li><li>轻轻收集介质从6孔培养板从含有相同的ESC克隆饲养细胞类型组合多口井相结合的媒体的每个孔中。 </li><li>加入2mL OP9媒体主结构（参见3.6.2节）到每口井。 </li><li>离心机在400×g下5分钟，在4℃下将收集的介质。除去上清，悬浮最初收集步骤3.6.3每片（非常小的，如果可见）在1毫升OP9媒体主结构（参见3.6.2节）每口井。 </li><li>分发1毫升细胞放回各孔最初从中收集的媒体带来的体积在各孔中至3ml。返回菜的孵化器。 </li></ol></li><li> 12日：无胰蛋白酶通道 注：提前准备的6孔盘与OP9或OP9-DL1细胞提供足够数量，使他们以最佳汇合的时候这个STEP。 12日是理想的流式细胞仪开发红细胞，单核细胞和早期T细胞的分析。 <ol><li>制备主混合物（3毫升每孔中，将在共培养继续）OP9媒体与受体Flt-3L的5纳克/毫升和IL-7的1纳克/毫升。 </li><li>制备的50ml离心管中以40微米的过滤器（一个用于在共培养每个ESC克隆饲养细胞类型的组合）。 </li><li>大力吸取现有媒体在每个孔中，以分解所有细胞（包括单分子层）中的井。继续有力吹打，直至状态类似于单细胞悬液的实现。 </li><li>通过过滤器进入管程将收集的细胞。加入3毫升的PBS到每口井洗并收集所有剩余的细胞。通过相同的过滤器通过细胞。从含有相同的ESC克隆饲养细胞组合型多井组合的细胞。 </li><li>丢弃使用过的细胞过滤和除去等分试样相当于一个阱（〜6ml）中的任何期望的流式细胞仪（或其它）分析，以进行在该日。在使用之前储存在冰这些等份。 </li><li>离心细胞，在400×g下5分钟，在4℃下。取出上清液。重悬在50ml离心管中的沉淀物在3ml每孔预混重新播种。每增加每个细胞悬液以及3毫升到适当的饲养细胞类型，然后将菜在孵化器。 </li></ol></li><li>第14天：媒体变革<ol><li>按照3.6节所述的步骤。 </li></ol></li><li>第16天：没有胰蛋白酶通道 注意：预先准备最佳汇合OP9或OP9-DL1细胞的6孔培养皿中用于此步骤。 注意：16天是理想的流式细胞术分析的B淋巴细胞和中间阶段的T细胞。 <ol><li>按照3.7节所述的步骤。 </li></ol></li><li> 18日：媒体变革<ol><li>按照3.6节所述的步骤。 </li></ol></li><li>第20天：没有胰蛋白酶通道 注：当日20 IŠ理想的流式细胞仪的中期分析到后期开发的T细胞。 <ol><li>按照3.7节所述的步骤。如果需要的话，进行分化细胞过去20天的交替介质变化和没有胰蛋白酶通路每隔两天，每天监测淋巴细胞膨胀率。 </li></ol></li></ol>

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在OP9-DL1共培养系统已经利用血细胞类型的干细胞在发育过程中，研究了不同的基因产物的作用。8,12,13这也证明研究的基因调节DNA的功能的有效模式9,14中的细胞分化。使用这种方法作为一种替代整个小鼠模型所用的时间和实验，解决在造血许多基本问题，成本得到相当大的节约。然而，该协议用于这些目的的适应性要求，将在这些过程中使用卓制克隆中的电位变化的认定。公布协...

A cell culture system has been established in which mouse embryonic stem cells (mESC) are differentiated to T cells in vitro.1 This system exploits the ability of Notch signaling to drive T cell differentiation.2 The OP9-DL1 cell line was created by transducing bone marrow-derived OP9 cells3 with a Notch ligand, Delta-like 1 (DL1).4 Activation of the Notch signaling cascade in vitro facilitates T cell development to the exclusion of other cell lineages. With the inclusion of appropriate cytokines, this system provides a cell culture &#8220;microenvironment&#8221; that supports the sequential advancement of mESC toward hematopoietic and ultimately T cell lineages. This system supports the flow cytometric identification of T cells at the various developmental stages seen during normal T cell ontogeny in the thymus. For investigating selected questions relating to T cell development, this procedure has become an attractive alternative to in vivo whole mouse models5 and in vitro fetal thymic organ culture methods used to elicit T cell development from mouse embryonic stem cell derived hematopoietic precursors.6 The major advantage of the OP9 co-culture system is that it involves standard and straightforward cell culture techniques and does not depend on the continual use of experimental animals. 
We follow a detailed, previously published protocol in our experiments using this approach.7 We have utilized this technology to examine the hematopoietic differentiation products of non-manipulated mESC clones, high quality mESC clones handpicked to make chimeric embryos8 and stably-transfected ESC clones coming directly out of drug selection.9 We have noted that the temporal kinetics of initial in vitro differentiation from mESC to mesoderm-like colonies in this model can be variable among individual clones. The mESC-OP9 co-cultures can be visually assessed for progression to mesoderm. While this will usually be completed by the fifth day of co-culture, among individual clones, completion can be delayed for one or two days. Quantitative (~80-90%) mesoderm formation must be achieved prior to transfer in order to obtain optimal hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) formation and robust lymphopoiesis. Thus, when working with multiple mESC clones, this &#8220;day 5&#8221; passage is best delayed until all clones complete the transition to mesoderm-like colonies. This enables synchrony of subsequent development among the clones after their transfer into hematopoietic differentiation conditions. Three days after the passaging of the 80-90% mesodermal formations, HPCs are collected from the OP9 monolayers. HPCs can be seeded on new OP9 cells to allow differentiation of monocytic, erythroid and B cell lineages. Alternatively, HPCs can be seeded on OP9-DL1 cells and driven towards T cell development. All in vitro differentiation cultures are provided Flt-3L beginning at day 5, with further addition of IL-7 beginning at day 8. Flow cytometry analyses performed at various time points during the experiment enable monitoring of progress through the stages and lineages of hematopoietic differentiation and T cell development. CD4/CD8 double positive (DP) T cells begin emerging by day 16 of the co-culture, and both DP and CD8 single positive (SP) cells are abundant by day 20. The general outcome and robustness of co-culture is greatly dependent on the ability to visually ascertain the completion of the significant developmental turning points that occur. This protocol aims to be a guide to the recognition of these milestones, as well as the other critical parameters, that are key to successful differentiation.

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			<td>D2650</td>
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			<td>Millipore</td>
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			<td>Corning</td>
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derivation of t cells in vitro from mouse embryonic stem cells

The OP9/OP9-DL1 co-culture system has become a well-established method for deriving differentiated blood cell types from embryonic and hematopoietic progenitors of both mouse and human origin. It is now used to address a growing variety of complex genetic, cellular and molecular questions related to hematopoiesis, and is at the cutting edge of efforts to translate these basic findings to therapeutic applications. The procedures are straightforward and routinely yield robust results. However, achieving successful hematopoietic differentiation in vitro requires special attention to the details of reagent and cell culture maintenance. Furthermore, the protocol features technique sensitive steps that, while not difficult, take care and practice to master. Here we focus on the procedures for differentiation of T lymphocytes from mouse embryonic stem cells (mESC). We provide a detailed protocol with discussions of the critical steps and parameters that enable reproducibly robust cellular differentiation in vitro. It is in the interest of the field to consider wider adoption of this technology, as it has the potential to reduce animal use, lower the cost and shorten the timelines of both basic and translational experimentation.

当在LIF存在下生长在MEF中，mESCs分化可以保持在未分化状态。在理想条件下，它们显示为细胞通过一个闪亮卤素在相差显微镜包围的紧凑集落（ 图1）。这些培养物必须每天监测。根据细胞的汇合，媒体可以被改变或细胞可以分裂。相邻卓制菌落不应该来彼此接触的点。未分化mESCs分化的正常，健康的文化是一个重要的起点， 在体外 T细胞分化。在起始的共培养，则建议的细胞?...

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Derivation of T Cells In Vitro from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Mouse embryonic stem cells can be differentiated to T cells in vitro using the OP9-DL1 co-culture system. Success in this procedure requires careful attention to reagent/cell maintenance, and key technique sensitive steps. Here we discuss these critical parameters and provide a detailed protocol to encourage adoption of this technology.

对T细胞推导<em&gt;在体外</em&gt;从小鼠胚胎干细胞

The OP9/OP9-DL1 co-culture system has become a well-established method for deriving differentiated blood cell types from embryonic and hematopoietic ...

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Derivation of T Cells In Vitro from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

10.9K 次观看.  City University of New York. Mouse embryonic stem cells can be differentiated to T cells in vitro using the OP9-DL1 co-culture system. Success in this procedure requires careful attention to reagent/cell maintenance, and key technique sensitive steps. Here we discuss these critical parameters and provide a detailed protocol to encourage adoption of this technology.

视频: Derivation of T Cells In Vitro from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Retroviral Transduction of T-cell Receptors in Mouse T-cells

T-cell receptors (TCRs) play a central role in the immune system. TCRs on T-cell surfaces can specifically recognize peptide antigens presented by antigen presenting cells (APCs)1. This recognition leads to the activation of T-cells and a series of functional outcomes (e.g. cytokine production, killing of the target cells). Understanding the functional role of TCRs is critical to harness the power of the immune system to treat a variety of immunology related diseases (e.g. cancer or autoimmunity).
It is convenient to study TCRs in mouse models, which can be accomplished in several ways. Making TCR transgenic mouse models is costly and time-consuming and currently there are only a limited number of them available2-4. Alternatively, mice with antigen-specific T-cells can be generated by bone marrow chimera. This method also takes several weeks and requires expertise5. Retroviral transduction of TCRs into in vitro activated mouse T-cells is a quick and relatively easy method to obtain T-cells of desired peptide-MHC specificity. Antigen-specific T-cells can be generated in one week and used in any downstream applications. Studying transduced T-cells also has direct application to human immunotherapy, as adoptive transfer of human T-cells transduced with antigen-specific TCRs is an emerging strategy for cancer treatment6.
Here we present a protocol to retrovirally transduce TCRs into in vitro activated mouse T-cells. Both human and mouse TCR genes can be used. Retroviruses carrying specific TCR genes are generated and used to infect mouse T-cells activated with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies. After in vitro expansion, transduced T-cells are analyzed by flow cytometry.

We present a protocol to produce antigen-specific mouse T-cells using retroviral transduction

T细胞受体在小鼠T细胞的逆转录病毒转导

T-cell receptors (TCRs) play a central role in the immune system. TCRs on T-cell surfaces can specifically recognize peptide antigens presented by antigen ...

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Derivation of Thymic Lymphoma T-cell Lines from Atm-/- and p53-/- Mice

Established cell lines are a critical research tool that can reduce the use of laboratory animals in research. Certain strains of genetically modified mice, such as Atm-/- and p53-/- consistently develop thymic lymphoma early in life 1,2, and thus, can serve as a reliable source for derivation of murine T-cell lines. Here we present a detailed protocol for the development of established murine thymic lymphoma T-cell lines without the need to add interleukins as described in previous protocols 1,3. Tumors were harvested from mice aged three to six months, at the earliest indication of visible tumors based on the observation of hunched posture, labored breathing, poor grooming and wasting in a susceptible strain 1,4. We have successfully established several T-cell lines using this protocol and inbred strains ofAtm-/- [FVB/N-Atmtm1Led/J] 2 and p53-/- [129/S6-Trp53tm1Tyj/J] 5 mice. We further demonstrate that more than 90% of the established T-cell population expresses CD3, CD4 and CD8. Consistent with stably established cell lines, the T-cells generated by using the present protocol have been passaged for over a year.

Derivation of Thymic Lymphoma T-cell Lines from Atm-/- and p53-/- Mice

In this video we demonstrate a protocol to establish mouse thymic lymphoma cell lines. By following this protocol, we have successfully established several T-cell lines from Atm-/- and p53-/- mice with thymic lymphoma.

胸腺淋巴瘤的T细胞系的推导 ATM - / -</sup P53 - / -</sup鼠标

Established cell lines are a critical research tool that can reduce the use of laboratory animals in research. Certain strains of genetically modified ...

Generation of Induced Regulatory T Cells from Primary Human Na&iuml;ve and Memory T Cells

The development and maintenance of immunosuppressive CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) contribute to the peripheral tolerance needed to remain in immunologic homeostasis with the vast amount of self and commensal antigens in and on the human body. Perturbations in the balance between Tregs and inflammatory conventional T cells can result in immunopathology or cancer. Although therapeutic injection of Tregs has been shown to be efficacious in murine models of colitis1 , type I diabetes2 , rheumatoid arthritis and graft versus host disease,4 several fundamental differences in human versus mouse Treg biology5 has thus far precluded clinical use. The lack of sufficient number, purity, stability and homing specificity of therapeutic Tregs necessitated a dynamic platform of human Treg development on which to optimize conditions for their ex vivo expansion6.
Here we describe a method for the differentiation of induced Tregs (iTregs) from a single human peripheral blood donor which can be broken down into four stages: isolation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, magnetic selection of CD4+ T cells, in vitro cell culture and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) of T cell subsets. Since the Treg signature transcription factor forkhead box P3 (FoxP3) is an activation-induced transcription factor in humans7 and no other unique marker exists, a combinatorial panel of markers must be used to identify T cells with suppressor activity. After six days in culture, cells in our system can be demarcated into na&iuml;ve T cells, memory T cells or iTregs based on their relative expression of CD25 and CD45RA. As memory and na&iuml;ve T cells have different reported polarization requirements and plasticities8 , pre-sorting of the initial T cell population into CD45RA+ and CD45RO+ subsets can be used to examine these discrepancies. Consistent with others, our CD25HiCD45RA- iTregs express high levels of FoxP39 , GITR and CTLA-411 and low levels of CD12712 . Following FACS of each population, resultant cells can be used in a suppressor assay which evaluates the relative ability to retard the proliferation of carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE)-labeled autologous T cells.

Generation of Induced Regulatory T Cells from Primary Human Na&amp;#239;ve and Memory T Cells

We describe a method for generating regulatory, memory and na&#239;ve T cells from a single human blood donor. Polarized Tregs can be then compared to other subsets in a variety of genetic and functional applications with genetic homogeneity, including a suppression assay also detailed here.

从初级人类的幼稚和记忆T细胞的诱导调节性T细胞的生成

The development and maintenance of immunosuppressive CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) contribute to the peripheral tolerance needed to remain in ...

Directed Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells towards T Lymphocytes

Adoptive cell transfer (ACT) of antigen-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) is a promising treatment for a variety of malignancies 1. CTLs can recognize malignant cells by interacting tumor antigens with the T cell receptors (TCR), and release cytotoxins as well as cytokines to kill malignant cells. It is known that less-differentiated and central-memory-like (termed highly reactive) CTLs are the optimal population for ACT-based immunotherapy, because these CTLs have a high proliferative potential, are less prone to apoptosis than more differentiated cells and have a higher ability to respond to homeostatic cytokines 2-7. However, due to difficulties in obtaining a high number of such CTLs from patients, there is an urgent need to find a new approach to generate highly reactive Ag-specific CTLs for successful ACT-based therapies.
TCR transduction of the self-renewable stem cells for immune reconstitution has a therapeutic potential for the treatment of diseases 8-10. However, the approach to obtain embryonic stem cells (ESCs) from patients is not feasible. Although the use of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for therapeutic purposes has been widely applied in clinic 11-13, HSCs have reduced differentiation and proliferative capacities, and HSCs are difficult to expand in in vitro cell culture 14-16. Recent iPS cell technology and the development of an in vitro system for gene delivery are capable of generating iPS cells from patients without any surgical approach. In addition, like ESCs, iPS cells possess indefinite proliferative capacity in vitro, and have been shown to differentiate into hematopoietic cells. Thus, iPS cells have greater potential to be used in ACT-based immunotherapy compared to ESCs or HSCs.
Here, we present methods for the generation of T lymphocytes from iPS cells in vitro, and in vivo programming of antigen-specific CTLs from iPS cells for promoting cancer immune surveillance. Stimulation in vitro with a Notch ligand drives T cell differentiation from iPS cells, and TCR gene transduction results in iPS cells differentiating into antigen-specific T cells in vivo, which prevents tumor growth. Thus, we demonstrate antigen-specific T cell differentiation from iPS cells. Our studies provide a potentially more efficient approach for generating antigen-specific CTLs for ACT-based therapies and facilitate the development of therapeutic strategies for diseases.

Generation of T lymphocytes from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells gives an alternative approach of using embryonic stem cells for T cell-based immunotherapy. The method shows that by utilizing either in vitro or in vivo induction system, iPS cells are able to differentiate into both conventional and antigen-specific T lymphocytes.

定向分化诱导性多潜能干细胞向T淋巴细胞

Adoptive cell transfer (ACT) of antigen-specific CD8+  cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) is a promising treatment for a variety of  malignancies 1. CTLs can  ...

Clinical Application of Sleeping Beauty and Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells to Genetically Modify T Cells from Peripheral and Umbilical Cord Blood

The potency of clinical-grade T cells can be improved by combining gene therapy with immunotherapy to engineer a biologic product with the potential for superior (i) recognition of tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), (ii) persistence after infusion, (iii) potential for migration to tumor sites, and (iv) ability to recycle effector functions within the tumor microenvironment. Most approaches to genetic manipulation of T cells engineered for human application have used retrovirus and lentivirus for the stable expression of CAR1-3. This approach, although compliant with current good manufacturing practice (GMP), can be expensive as it relies on the manufacture and release of clinical-grade recombinant virus from a limited number of production facilities. The electro-transfer of nonviral plasmids is an appealing alternative to transduction since DNA species can be produced to clinical grade at approximately 1/10th the cost of recombinant GMP-grade virus. To improve the efficiency of integration we adapted Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon and transposase for human application4-8. Our SB system uses two DNA plasmids that consist of a transposon coding for a gene of interest (e.g. 2nd generation CD19-specific CAR transgene, designated CD19RCD28) and a transposase (e.g. SB11) which inserts the transgene into TA dinucleotide repeats9-11. To generate clinically-sufficient numbers of genetically modified T cells we use K562-derived artificial antigen presenting cells (aAPC) (clone #4) modified to express a TAA (e.g. CD19) as well as the T cell costimulatory molecules CD86, CD137L, a membrane-bound version of interleukin (IL)-15 (peptide fused to modified IgG4 Fc region) and CD64 (Fc-&gamma; receptor 1) for the loading of monoclonal antibodies (mAb)12. In this report, we demonstrate the procedures that can be undertaken in compliance with cGMP to generate CD19-specific CAR+ T cells suitable for human application. This was achieved by the synchronous electro-transfer of two DNA plasmids, a SB transposon (CD19RCD28) and a SB transposase (SB11) followed by retrieval of stable integrants by the every-7-day additions (stimulation cycle) of &gamma;-irradiated aAPC (clone #4) in the presence of soluble recombinant human IL-2 and IL-2113. Typically 4 cycles (28 days of continuous culture) are undertaken to generate clinically-appealing numbers of T cells that stably express the CAR. This methodology to manufacturing clinical-grade CD19-specific T cells can be applied to T cells derived from peripheral blood (PB) or umbilical cord blood (UCB). Furthermore, this approach can be harnessed to generate T cells to diverse tumor types by pairing the specificity of the introduced CAR with expression of the TAA, recognized by the CAR, on the aAPC.

Clinical Application of Sleeping Beauty and Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells to Genetically Modify T Cells from Peripheral and Umbilical Cord Blood

T cells expressing a CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) are infused as investigational treatment of B-cell malignancies in our first-in-human gene therapy trials. We describe genetic modification of T cells using the Sleeping Beauty (SB) system to introduce CD19-specific CAR and selective propagation on designer CD19+ artificial antigen presenting cells.

临床应用<em&gt;睡美人</em和人工抗原呈递细胞基因修饰T细胞从外设和脐带血中

The potency of clinical-grade T cells can be improved by combining gene therapy with immunotherapy to engineer  a biologic product with the potential for ...

T Cells Capture Bacteria by Transinfection from Dendritic Cells

Recently, we have shown, contrary to what is described, that CD4+ T cells, the paradigm of adaptive immune cells, capture bacteria from infected dendritic cells (DCs) by a process called transinfection. Here, we describe the analysis of the transinfection process, which occurs during the course of antigen presentation. This process was unveiled by using CD4+ T cells from transgenic OTII mice, which bear a T cell receptor (TCR) specific for a peptide of ovoalbumin (OVAp), which therefore can form stable immune complexes with infected dendritic cells loaded with this specific OVAp. The dynamics of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing bacteria during DC-T cell transmission can be monitored by live-cell imaging and the quantification of bacterial transinfection can be performed by flow cytometry. In addition, transinfection can be quantified by a more sensitive method based in the use of gentamicin, a non-permeable aminoglycoside antibiotic killing extracellular bacteria but not intracellular ones. This classical method has been used previously in microbiology to study the efficiency of bacterial infections. We hereby explain the protocol of the complete process, from the isolation of the primary cells to the quantification of transinfection.

Here a protocol is presented to measure bacterial capture by CD4+ T cells which occurs during antigen presentation via transinfection from pre-infected dendritic cells (DC). We show how to perform the necessary steps: isolation of primary cells, infection of DC, DC/T cell conjugate formation, and measurement of bacterial T cell transfection.

性T细胞Transinfection从树突状细胞捕捉细菌

Recently, we have shown, contrary to what is described, that CD4+ T cells, the paradigm of adaptive immune cells, capture bacteria from infected dendritic ...

In Vitro Differentiation of Human CD4+FOXP3+ Induced Regulatory T Cells (iTregs) from Na&#239;ve CD4+ T Cells Using a TGF-&#946;-containing Protocol

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are an integral part of peripheral tolerance, suppressing immune reactions against self-structures and thus preventing autoimmune diseases. Clinical approaches to adoptively transfer Tregs, or to deplete Tregs in cancer, are underway with promising first outcomes. 
Because the number of naturally occurring Tregs (nTregs) is very limited, studying certain Treg features using in vitro induced Tregs (iTregs) can be advantageous. To date, the best although not absolutely specific protein marker to delineate Tregs is the transcription factor FOXP3. Despite the importance of Tregs including non-redundant roles of peripherally induced Tregs, the protocols to generate iTregs are currently controversial, particularly for human cells. This protocol therefore describes the in vitro differentiation of human CD4+FOXP3+ iTregs from human na&#239;ve T cells using a range of Treg-inducing factors (TGF-&#946; plus IL-2 only, or their combination with retinoic acid, rapamycin or butyrate) in parallel. It also describes the phenotyping of these cells by flow cytometry and qRT-PCR. 
These protocols result in reproducible expression of FOXP3 and other Treg signature genes and enable the study of general FOXP3-regulatory mechanisms as well as protocol-specific effects to delineate the impact of certain factors. iTregs can be utilized to study various phenotypic aspects as well as molecular mechanisms of Treg induction. Detailed molecular studies are facilitated by relatively large cell numbers that can be obtained. 
A limitation for the application of iTregs is the relative instability of FOXP3 expression in these cells compared to nTregs. iTregs generated by these protocols can also be used for functional assays such as studying their suppressive function, in which iTregs induced by TGF-&#946; plus retinoic acid and rapamycin display superior suppressive activity. However, the suppressive capacity of iTregs can differ from nTregs and the use of appropriate controls is crucial.

&lt;em&gt;In Vitro&lt;/em&gt; Differentiation of Human CD4&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;FOXP3&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt; Induced Regulatory T Cells (iTregs) from Na&amp;#239;ve CD4&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt; T Cells Using a TGF-&amp;#946;-containing Protocol

This protocol describes the reproducible generation and phenotyping of human induced regulatory T cells (iTregs) from na&#239;ve CD4+ T cells in vitro. Different protocols for FOXP3 induction allow for the study of specific iTreg phenotypes obtained with respective protocols.

在从幼稚的CD4 + T细胞的人CD4 + FOXP3 +诱导调节性T细胞（iTregs的）使用含有TGF-β-协议的体外分化

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are an integral part of peripheral tolerance, suppressing immune reactions against self-structures and thus preventing ...

In Vitro Differentiation of Mouse Granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating Factor (GM-CSF)-producing T Helper (THGM) Cells

The granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-producing T helper (THGM) cell is a newly identified T helper cell subset that predominantly secretes GM-CSF without producing interferon (IFN)&#947; or interleukin (IL)-17 and is found to play an essential role in the autoimmune neuroinflammation. A method of isolation of naive CD4+ T cells from a single-cell suspension of splenocytes and THGM cell generation from naive CD4+ T cells would be a useful technique in the study of T cell-mediated immunity and autoimmune diseases. Here we describe a method that differentiates mouse naive CD4+ T cells into THGM cells promoted by IL-7. The outcome of the differentiation was assessed by the analysis of the cytokines expression using different techniques, including intracellular cytokine staining combined with flow cytometry, a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Using the THGM differentiation protocol as described here, about 55% of the cells expressed GM-CSF with a minimal expression of IFN&#945; or IL-17. The predominant expression of GM-CSF by THGM cells was further confirmed by the analysis of the expression of GM-CSF, IFN&#945;, and IL-17 at both mRNA and protein levels. Thus, this method can be used to differentiate naive CD4+ T cells to THGM cells in vitro, which will be useful in the study of THGM cell biology.

In Vitro Differentiation of Mouse Granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating Factor GM-CSF-producing T Helper THGM Cells

Here, we present a protocol to differentiate murine granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating-factor-producing T helper (THGM) cells from naive CD4+ T cells, including isolation of naive CD4+ T cells, differentiation of THGM, and analysis of differentiated THGM cells. This method can be applied to studies of the regulation and function of THGM cells.

体外小鼠粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子 (gm-CSF) 的分化--生成 t 辅助器 (tHgm) 细胞

The granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-producing T helper (THGM) cell is a newly identified T helper cell subset that predominantly ...

Purification and Expansion of Mouse Invariant Natural Killer T Cells for in vitro and in vivo Studies

Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells are innate-like T Lymphocytes expressing a conserved semi-invariant T cell receptor (TCR) specific for self or microbial lipid antigens presented by the non-polymorphic MHC class I-related molecule CD1d. Preclinical and clinical studies support a role for iNKT cells in cancer, autoimmunity and infectious diseases. iNKT cells are very conserved throughout species and their investigation has been facilitated by mouse models, including CD1d-deficient or iNKT-deficient mice, and the possibility to unequivocally detect them in mice and men with CD1d tetramers or mAbs specific for the semi-invariant TCR. However, iNKT cells are rare and they need to be expanded to reach manageable numbers for any study. Because the generation of primary mouse iNKT cell line in vitro has proven difficult, we have set up a robust protocol to purify and expand splenic iNKT cells from the iV&#945;14-J&#945;18 transgenic mice (iV&#945;14Tg), in which iNKT cells are 30 times more frequent. We show here that primary splenic iV&#945;14Tg iNKT cells can be enriched through an immunomagnetic separation process, yielding about 95-98% pure iNKT cells. The purified iNKT cells are stimulated by anti-CD3/CD28 beads plus IL-2 and IL-7, resulting in 30-fold expansion by day +14 of the culture with 85-99% purity. The expanded iNKT cells can be easily genetically manipulated, providing an invaluable tool to dissect mechanisms of activation and function in vitro and, more importantly, also upon adoptive transfer in vivo.

We describe a rapid and robust protocol to enrich invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells from mouse spleen and expand them in vitro to suitable numbers for in vitro and in vivo studies.

小鼠不变自然杀伤性T细胞的纯化和扩增用于体外和体内研究

Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells are innate-like T Lymphocytes expressing a conserved semi-invariant T cell receptor (TCR) specific for self or ...

An Efficient Method for Directed Hepatocyte-Like Cell Induction from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

The potential functions of hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold great promise for disease modeling and drug screening applications. Provided here is an efficient and reproducible method for differentiation of hESCs into functional HLCs. The establishment of an endoderm lineage is a key step in the differentiation to HLCs. By our method, we regulate the key signaling pathways by continuously supplementing Activin A and CHIR99021 during hESC differentiation into definitive endoderm (DE), followed by generation of hepatic progenitor cells, and finally HLCs with typical hepatocyte morphology in a stagewise method with completely defined reagents. The hESC-derived HLCs produced by this method express stage-specific markers (including albumin, HNF4&#945; nuclear receptor, and sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP)), and show special characteristics related to mature and functional hepatocytes (including indocyanine green staining, glycogen storage, hematoxylin-eosin staining and CYP3 activity), and can provide a platform for the development of HLC-based applications in the study of liver diseases.

This manuscript describes a detailed protocol for differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into functional hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) by continuously supplementing Activin A and CHIR99021 during hESC differentiation into definitive endoderm (DE).

从人类胚胎干细胞中引导肝细胞样细胞诱导的有效方法

The potential functions of hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold great promise for disease modeling and drug ...