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Series GSE240707 Query DataSets for GSE240707
Status Public on Feb 28, 2024
Title Interleukin-23 receptor signaling in regulatory T cells in a mouse model of inflammation-associated cancer.
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment type Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
Summary The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-23 (IL-23) has been implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis (CRC). Yet, the cell-specific contributions of IL-23 receptor (IL-23R) signaling in CRC remain unknown. One of the cell types that highly expresses IL-23R are colonic regulatory T cells (Treg cells). The aim of this study was to define the contribution of Treg cell-specific IL-23R signaling in sporadic and inflammation-associated CRC. In mice, the role of IL-23R in Treg cells in colitis-associated cancer (CAC) was investigated using azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulphate in wild-type Treg cell reporter mice (WT, Foxp3YFP-Cre), and mice harboring a Treg cell-specific deletion of IL-23 (Il23rΔTreg). Il23rΔTreg mice had increased dysplasia compared to WT mice associated with decreased tumor-infiltrating macrophages. The role of Treg cell IL-23R in sporadic CRC was examined via orthotopic injection of the syngeneic colon cancer cell line MC-38 submucosally into the colon/rectum of mice. In the sporadic cancer model, Il23rΔTreg mice had increased survival and decreased tumor size compared to WT mice. Additionally, MC-38 tumors of Il23rΔTreg mice had a higher frequency of pro-inflammatory macrophages and IL-17 producing CD4+ T cells. This data suggests that loss of IL-23R signaling in Treg cells permits IL-17 production by CD4+ T cells that in turn promotes pro-inflammatory macrophages to clear tumors. These findings further support and highlight the importance of selecting a physiologically relevant model based on the type of cancer in which to evaluate the role of specific genes in late tumorigenesis. Finally, single-cell RNA-seq analysis of a previously published dataset in human sporadic cancer, revealed that IL23R was highly expressed in CRC compared to other cancers and specifically in tumor-associated Treg cells.
 
Overall design C57BL/6 Foxp3YFP-Cre (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, stock #016959, designated WT) and ll23rΔTreg (designated KO), lacking IL-23R in FOXP3+ Treg cells, were used. Inflammation-associated carcinogenesis: 7-8-week-old mice were co-housed, bedding was mixed 14 days prior to the start of the protocol, and 3 days prior to start of the protocol mice were placed on deprivation caps to acclimate mice to drinking from water bottles exclusively. Mice were intraperitoneally injected with 10 mgkg-1 azoxymethane (Sigma-Aldrich) and exposed to three 5-day cycles of 3.5% dextran sodium sulphate (TdB consultancy, Uppsala, Sweden). Each DSS cycle was followed by a 16-day recovery period of regular autoclaved water. At the experimental endpoint, tumor and adjacent normal (full thickness colon) was collected for RNA-sequencing.
 
Contributor(s) Jacobse J, Goettel JA
Citation(s) 38375204
Submission date Aug 11, 2023
Last update date Feb 28, 2024
Contact name Justin Jacobse
Organization name Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Street address 2215 Garland Avenue
City Nashville
State/province Tennessee
ZIP/Postal code 37232
Country USA
 
Platforms (1)
GPL24247 Illumina NovaSeq 6000 (Mus musculus)
Samples (16)
GSM7708040 KO_TUMOR_cage1698567_genderM_mouse2904
GSM7708041 WT_TUMOR_cage1702300_genderM_mouse2990
GSM7708042 KO_TUMOR_cage1695867_genderM_mouse2901
Relations
BioProject PRJNA1004647

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GSE240707_Countsnormalized.xlsx 10.5 Mb (ftp)(http) XLSX
GSE240707_Countsraw.xlsx 4.1 Mb (ftp)(http) XLSX
GSE240707_limma_comparison_1.xlsx 3.8 Mb (ftp)(http) XLSX
GSE240707_limma_comparison_2.xlsx 3.8 Mb (ftp)(http) XLSX
GSE240707_limma_comparison_3.xlsx 3.8 Mb (ftp)(http) XLSX
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