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Epigenetic Markers for the Identification of Blood Sub-cells of Type 1

a type 1 and epigenetic marker technology, applied in the field of epigenetic markers for the identification of blood sub-cells of type 1, can solve the problems of difficult to determine these cell types, paper does not identify the regions as analyzed, and the detection of t lymphocytes, while desirable, is problematic, etc., to achieve precise analysis and more robust

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-08-17
EPIONTIS GMBH
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The present invention provides a method for using DNA-methylation analysis to detect and control T lymphocytes, a type of immune cell. This method involves analyzing the methylation status of genes such as CD3, SLA2, CHRNA3, C16orf24, LCK, FASLG, CD7, SIT1, IL32, CXCR6, UBASH3A, GRAP2, ITGB7, and TXK or GNGT2. The invention also provides an improved method for studying methylation in CD3. This invention helps to better detect and measure specific types of blood cells in any bodily fluid or solid organ.

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Furthermore, the paper does not identify the regions as analyzed as suitable for the identification of DC3 lymphocytes.
While the measurement and determination of CD4 and CD8 cells is generally easy and is usually achieved through analyzing the expression of said antigens on the cellular surface, clinically, it remains challenging to determine these cell types, since for the commonly used FACS analysis the cell samples need to be freshly isolated or immediately fixated in order to keep the cell entities intact.
Thus, the detection of T lymphocytes, while desirous, is problematic, particularly for routine applications.

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[0079]The inventors have purified various blood subsets, including CD3 / CD4, CD3 / CD8 naïve and memory T lymphocytes, CD56 natural killer cells, CD19 naïve and memory B cells, CD14 monocytes and CD15 granulocytes. DNA from the purified cells was bisulfite-treated and analysed at various CpG dinucleotide motifs. The inventors then compared the methylation status (finding C as for Cytosine that was methylated in the original sequence versus T for cytosine that was unmethylated in the original sequence).

[0080]The data showed various CpG motifs and areas in the CD3 γ, δ and ε that were demethylated in all CD3CD4 and CD3CD8 cell types while methylated in all other blood cell types. The differentially methylated gene regions as found for CD3 γ, δ and ε are shown below in FIG. 1 and are indicated in bold as “blast hits.”

[0081]The data, as observed with Illumina Golden Gate technology, show that all CD4 and CD8 positive memory (0.06 and 0.06 respectively) and naïve (0.03 and 0.06, respecti...

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of Additional Markers in Analogy to CD3

[0085]In order to identify further suitable markers distinguishing and monitoring T-lymphocytes, other markers in addition to CD3 have been identified and tested through methylation analysis. It was found that methylation in the CpG positions in the genes for SLA2, CHRNA3, C16orf24, LCK, FASLG, CD7, SIT1, IL32, CXCR6, UBASH3A, GRAP2, ITGB7 and TXK can also be used in the context of the present invention, as these markers are also able to identify CD3 positive T lymphocytes.

[0086]Furthermore, other markers have been identified that identify the subset of the CD8 and CD4 positive cells in the group of CD3 positive T lymphocytes. The genes for GNGT2, CRTAM, IL2RB and ZBTB32 have been found to segregate between CD8 and CD4 positive cells. Equivalently, FLJ00060, FLJ38379, PPP6C, CD226, ZBTB7B and TNFAIP8 are capable of positively identifying CD4 expressing cells in whole blood and segregate between CD4 and CD8 positive CD3 positive cells.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, in particular an in vitro method, for identifying CD3CD4 positive T lymphocytes of a mammal, wherein said method comprises analysing the methylation status of at least one CpG position in the CD3a / b / c / d / g genes, in particular their “upstream” regulatory regions, and in particular the promoter and other conserved regions of the gene cd3, wherein a demethylation of at least one CpG in the analyzed sample to at least 90% is indicative for memory and naive CD4 or / and memory and / or naïve T lymphocytes. Furthermore, the present invention is directed at the use of DNA-methylation analysis of the genes CD3a / b / c / d for the detection and quality assurance and control of T lymphocytes. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a kit for performing the above methods as well as respective uses thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention furthermore provides an improved method for analysing the methylation status of at least one CpG position in the gene CD3, allowing for a precise analysis even from sub-optimal quality samples, such as non-freshly obtained blood or serum samples.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending application Ser. No. 13 / 139,808, filed Oct. 18, 2011; which is a National Stage Application of International Application Number PCT / EP2009 / 008764, filed Dec. 8, 2009; which claims priority to European Application No. 08021838.1, filed Dec. 16, 2008; all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.[0002]The Sequence Listing for this application is labeled “SeqList-14Aprl7-ST25.txt”, which was created on Apr. 14, 2017, and is 54 KB. The entire contents are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]T-lymphocytes are a major component of the mammalian immune system. Both CD4 and CD8 T-cells are responsible for proper functioning of said immune system. Whereas CD8 T-cells mediate the cytotoxic immune defence, CD4 cells—the so called helper T-cells—assist both the humoral and the cell mediated immune defence. The het...

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IPC IPC(8): C12Q1/68
CPCC12Q1/6881C12Q2600/158C12Q2600/154
Inventor OLEK, SVENTURBACHOVA - DECEASED, IVANA
Owner EPIONTIS GMBH
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