Delacher, M., Schmidleithner, L., Simon, M., Stüve, P., Sanderink, L., Hotz-Wagenblatt, A., Wuttke, M., Schambeck, K., Ruhland, B., Hofmann, V., Bittner, S., Ritter, U., Pant, A., Helbich, S.S., Voss, M., Lemmermann, N.A., Bessiri-Schake, L., Bohn, T., Eigenberger, A., Menevse, A.N., Gebhard, C., Strieder, N., Abken, H., Rehli, M., Huehn, J., Beckhove, P., Hehlgans, T., Junger, H., Geissler, E.K., Prantl, L., Werner, J.M., Schmidl, C., Brors, B., Imbusch, C.D. and Feuerer, M.: The effector program of human CD8 T cells supports tissue remodeling. Journal of Experimental Medicine 2024: The effector program of human CD8 T cells supports tissue remodeling: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38226976
→ This research paper reveals that human effector CD8 T cells not only mediate cytotoxicity, but also promote tissue remodeling. The remodeling potential was demonstrated in different systems, including a primary organoid model and antigen-specific assays.
Braband, K.L., Nedwed, A.S., Helbich, S.S., Simon, M., Beumer, N., Brors, B., Marini, F. and Delacher M.: Using single-cell chromatin accessibility sequencing to characterize CD4+ T cells from murine tissues. Frontiers of Immunology 2023: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/370908367/
→ This methods paper describes the steps required to perform single-cell chromatin accessibility sequencing of murine CD4 T cells, including wet-lab steps and bioinformatic analysis.
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Nedwed, A.S., Helbich, S.S., Braband, K.L., Volkmar, M., Delacher, M. and Marini F.: Using combined single-cell gene expression, TCR sequencing and cell surface protein barcoding to characterize and track CD4+ T cell clones from murine tissues. Frontiers of Immunolology 2023: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37901204Braband, K.L., Kaufmann, T., Floess, S., Zou, M., Huehn, J., Delacher, M.: Stepwise acquisition of unique epigenetic signatures during differentiation of tissue Treg cells. Front Immunol 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36569861/
→ This review summarizes the non-canonical function of murine Treg cells to promote tissue repair and homeostasis.
Delacher, M., Simon, M., Sanderink, L., Hotz-Wagenblatt, A., Wuttke, M., Schambeck, K., Schmidleithner, L., Bittner, S., Pant, A., Ritter, W., Hehlgans, T., Riegel, D., Schneider, V., Groeber-Becker, F., Eigenberger, A., Gebhardt, C., Strieder, N., Fischer, A., Rehli, M., Hoffmann, P., Edinger, M., Strowig, T., Huehn, J., Schmidl, C., Prantl, L., Werner, J., Brors, B., Imbusch, C.D., Feuerer, M: Single-cell chromatin accessibility landscape identifies tissue repair program in human regulatory T cells. Immunity 2021: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33789089/
→ Here, we identified the human counterpart to murine tissue-repair Treg cells, and characterized them on a transcriptional and epigenetic level.
Delacher, M., Barra, M. M., Herzig, Y., Eichelbaum, K., Mahmoud-Reza, R., Richards, DM., Träger, U., Hofer, AC., Kazakov, A., Braband, KL., Gonzalez, M., Wöhrl, L., Schambeck, K., Imbusch, C. D., Abramson, J., Krijgsveld, J., Feuerer, M: Quantitative proteomics identifies TCF1 as a negative regulator of Foxp3 expression in conventional T cells. iScience 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32422593/
→ In this research paper, the Foxp3 promoter has been investigated using quantitative proteomics.
Delacher, M., Imbusch, C. D., Hotz-Wagenblatt, A., Mallm, J. P., Bauer, K., Simon, M., Riegel, D., Rendeiro, A. F., Bittner, S., Sanderink, L., Pant, A., Schmidleithner, L., Braband, K. L., Echtenachter, B., Fischer, A., Giunchiglia, V., Hoffmann, P., Edinger, M., Bock, C., Rehli, M., Brors, B., Schmidl, C., Feuerer, M: Precursors for Nonlymphoid-Tissue Treg Cells Reside in Secondary Lymphoid Organs and Are Programmed by the Transcription Factor BATF. Immunity 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31924477/
→ Here, we identified the developmental programs underlying tissue Treg differentiation in mice.
Delacher, M., Schmidl, C., Herzig, Y., Breloer, M., Hartmann, W., Brunk, F., Kagebein, D., Trager, U., Hofer, A. C., Bittner, S., Weichenhan, D., Imbusch, C. D., Hotz-Wagenblatt, A., Hielscher, T., Breiling, A., Federico, G., Grone, H. J., Schmid, R. M., Rehli, M., Abramson, J., Feuerer, M: Rbpj expression in regulatory T cells is critical for restraining TH2 responses. Nature Communication 2019: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30962454/
→ This work shows that there is a delicate balance between the tissue adaptation and the suppressive capacity of murine Treg cells.
Delacher, M., Imbusch, C. D., Weichenhan, D., Breiling, A., Hotz-Wagenblatt, A., Trager, U., Hofer, A. C., Kagebein, D., Wang, Q., Frauhammer, F., Mallm, J. P., Bauer, K., Herrmann, C., Lang, P. A., Brors, B., Plass, C., Feuerer, M: Genome-wide DNA-methylation landscape defines specialization of regulatory T cells in tissues. Nature Immunology 2017: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28783152/
→ This work identifies the epigenetic and transcriptional footprint of murine tissue Treg cells, and provides surface markers for their identification in lymphoid and peripheral tissues.