Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Therapeutic poxviruses induce the secretion of immunostimulating and anti-tumoral extracellular vesicles
doi: 10.1101/2025.09.19.677320
Figure Lengend Snippet: A) Workflow for assessing the presence of cellular proteins (CD63, ICAM1 and CD86) and virus-encoded therapeutic payloads (IL-12, CD40L and OVA peptide SIINFEKL presented on MHCI) on EVs secreted by mouse dendritic cells (DC2.4) and isolated by ultracentrifugation (UC) or size exclusion chromatography (SEC; EVs-rich fractions (EVs SEC, fractions 1-4) and soluble proteins-rich fractions (Prots SEC, fractions 5-10)) following 100nm filtration. Payloads were quantified by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (B-G) on EVs isolated from non-infected cells (mock) or from cells infected with empty or armed MVA virus (encoding IL12, CD40L and OVA peptide SIINFEKL payloads). B) Quantification of CD63 on EVs. EVs mock Vs EVs empty virus p=0,0007; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus UC p= 0,0001; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus SEC p< 0,0001; EVs mock Vs Soluble proteins armed virus SEC p< 0,0001; One-way Anova; N=5 independent experiments. C) Quantification of ICAM1 on EVs. EVs mock Vs EVs empty virus: p=0,0276; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus UC p= 0,0012; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus SEC p= 0,0425; EVs mock Vs Soluble proteins armed virus SEC p= 0,83; One-way Anova; N=4 independent experiments. D) Quantification of CD86 on EVs. EVs mock Vs EVs empty virus: p=0,19; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus UC p>0,99; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus SEC p= 0,73; EVs mock Vs Soluble proteins armed virus SEC p= 0,99; Kruskal-Wallis; N=4 independent experiments. E) Quantification of CD40L on EVs. EVs mock Vs EVs empty virus: p>0,99; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus UC p<0,0001; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus SEC p= 0,011; EVs mock Vs Soluble proteins armed virus SEC p>0,99; EVs armed virus SEC Vs Soluble proteins armed virus SEC p=0,0125; One-way Anova; N=4 independent experiments. F) Quantification of MHCI bound OVA peptide (SIINFEKL). EVs mock Vs EVs empty virus: p>0,99; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus UC p=0,023; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus SEC p= 0,0341; EVs mock Vs Soluble proteins armed virus SEC p>0,99; Kruskal-Wallis; N=4 independent experiments. E) Quantification of IL-12. EVs mock Vs EVs empty virus p=0,045; EVs mock Vs EVs armed virus UC p>0,99; EVs mock Vs Soluble proteins armed virus SEC p=0,0004; EVs armed virus SEC Vs Soluble proteins armed virus SEC p=0,045; Kruskal-Wallis test. N=5 independent experiments. * p<0,05; ** p<0,01; *** p<0,005; **** p<0,001; ***** p<0,0001; ns: non-significant.
Article Snippet: The following detection antibodies were used: CD63 Antibody, anti-mouse Biotin (clone REA563, Miltenyi Biotec); CD54 (ICAM-1) Antibody, anti-mouse, Biotin (clone YN1/1.7.4, #130-104-213, Miltenyi Biotec); CD86 Antibody, anti-mouse, Biotin (clone PO3.3, #130-101-944, Miltenyi Biotec); CD154 (CD40L) Antibody, anti-mouse, Biotin (clone MR1, #130-101-900, Miltenyi Biotec); H-2Kb/SIINFEKL Antibody, anti-mouse Biotin (clone 25-D1.16, Miltenyi Biotec).
Techniques: Virus, Isolation, Size-exclusion Chromatography, Filtration, Electrochemiluminescence, Infection