RRC ID 38208
著者 Arakaki A, Ooya K, Akiyama Y, Hosokawa M, Komiyama M, Iizuka A, Yamaguchi K, Matsunaga T.
タイトル TCR-beta repertoire analysis of antigen-specific single T cells using a high-density microcavity array.
ジャーナル Biotechnol Bioeng
Abstract The antigen specificity of cytotoxic T cells, provided by T-cell receptors (TCRs), plays a central role in human autoimmune diseases, infection, and cancer. As the TCR repertoire is unique in individual cytotoxic T cells, a strategy to analyze its gene rearrangement at the single-cell level is required. In this study, we applied a high-density microcavity array enabling target cell screening of several thousands of single cells for identification of functional TCR-beta gene repertoires specific to melanoma (gp100) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigens. T cells expressing TCRs with the ability to recognize fluorescent-labeled antigen peptide tetramers were isolated by using a micromanipulator under microscopy. Regularly arranged cells on the microcavity array eased detection and isolation of target single cells from a polyclonal T-cell population. The isolated single cells were then directly utilized for RT-PCR. By sequencing the amplified PCR products, antigen-specific TCR-beta repertoires for gp100 and human cytomegalovirus antigens were successfully identified at the single-cell level. This simple, accurate, and cost-effective technique for single-cell analysis has further potential as a valuable and widely applicable tool for studies on gene screening and expression analyses of various kinds of cells.
巻・号 106(2)
ページ 311-8
公開日 2010-6-1
DOI 10.1002/bit.22663
PMID 20073087
MeSH Cell Separation / instrumentation* Equipment Design Equipment Failure Analysis Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / instrumentation* Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / genetics* Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / instrumentation*
IF 4.002
引用数 10
WOS 分野 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞