Journal: Cancer Immunology Research
Article Title: Complement Factor H Is an ICOS Ligand Modulating Tregs in the Glioma Microenvironment
doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-23-1092
Figure Lengend Snippet: FH binds to T cells via ICOS. A, Biotinylated FH binds to CD4 + T cells upon incubation for 2 hours with TexMACS medium alone and supplemented with 50 and 100 μg/mL FH. B, Fractionation detecting FH binding but not internalization into CD4 + T cells, incubated with 150 μg/mL FH for 2 hours at 4°C or 37°C. C, HuProt microarray showing top-specific proteins binding FH CCP19-20. D and E, PLA showing FH binding to ICOS. CD4 + T cells and activated CD4 + T cells were incubated with FH for 2 hours at 37°C, and the interaction between ICOS and FH was detected with specific antibodies and visualized as white dots. F, ELISA detection of dose-dependent binding of FH to ICOS or α1-AT. CD4 + T cells were incubated for 2 hours at 37°C with biotinylated FH or α1-AT and lysed. The microtiter plate was coated with an anti-ICOS antibody, and bound complexes from the lysates were detected with streptavidin. G, Preincubation with anti-ICOS antibody reduced FH binding to CD4 + T cells in a dose-dependent manner. Isotype control was used at the same concentration, without affecting the binding. Representative blot ( H ) and quantification ( I and J ) of increased phosphorylation of Akt and GSK in Tregs upon incubation with 150 μg/mL FH. ICOS blocking antibody but not isotype control inhibited this effect. Data are means ± SD of n = 8 ( A ), n = 5 ( E–G Iso-CTRL), n = 7 ( G α-ICOS), n = 4 ( I and J ) independent experiments; representative blot of ( B and H ) n = 4 independent experiments; representative pictures of ( D ) n = 5 independent experiments. Statistical test: Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn’s multiple comparison test ( A and E ), two-way ANOVA ( F and G ), and one-way ANOVA ( I and J ) with Tukey’s multiple comparison test. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001; ****, P < 0.0001. act, activated; AF, Alexa Fluor; CTRL, control; GSK, glycogen synthase kinase-3; iso, isotype; ns, nonsignificant; PLA, proximity ligation assay.
Article Snippet: Blocking and permeabilization were performed with 0.5% Triton X-100 in PBS with 1% BSA for 20 minutes, followed by incubation in blocking solution overnight at 4°C with the following primary antibodies: FH (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Cat. # sc-17951, RRID:AB_2260590), GFAP (Abcam, Cat. # ab4674, RRID:AB_304558), Olig2 (R and D Systems, Cat. # AF2418, RRID:AB_2157554), F4/80 (BioLegend, Cat. # 123117, RRID:AB_893489), CD4 (Abcam, Cat. # ab183685, RRID:AB_2686917), CD8-Alexa 555 (Abcam, Cat. # ab280863, RRID:AB_2927548), FoxP3 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Cat. # 14-5773-82, RRID:AB_467576), Ki67 (Abcam, Cat. # ab156956, RRID:AB_2732028), ICOS (Cell Signaling Technology, Cat. # 67223, RRID:AB_3096171), and goat IgG (R and D Systems, Cat. # AB-108-C, RRID:AB_354267).
Techniques: Incubation, Fractionation, Binding Assay, Microarray, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Control, Concentration Assay, Phospho-proteomics, Blocking Assay, Comparison, Proximity Ligation Assay