Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Physicochemical and biological characterization of a bispecific antibody in a CrossMab/KIH format that targets EGFR and VEGF-A
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1659966
Figure Lengend Snippet: Inhibition of paracrine VEGFR2 activation in HUVECs by anti-EGFR/VEGF-A BsAb. (A) The CellTiter-Glo luminescent cell viability assays were performed in HUVEC cells. 10,000 cells were seeded in white bottom of 96-well plates and allowed to adhere overnight in media with 1% FBS. After treatments with 10 μg/mL cetuximab (B) , bevacizumab (C) , or anti-EGFR/VEGF-A BsAb (D) , CellTiter-Glo reagent was added into the plates and luminescence (i.e., viability) was measured using a Promega GloMax Discover plate reader. (E) Western blot analysis was performed to measure the inhibition of ligand-induced activation of VEGFR2 and its downstream pathways (Akt, and FAK) by bevacizumab (BEV) and anti-EGFR/VEGF-A BsAb. (F) The levels of VEGF-A were determined by ELISA assay in supernatants of CaOV3, SKOV3, OVCAR3, and PA-1 cells after serum-starving the cells in a 6-well-plate for 48 h (G) Inhibition of the conditional media (CM)-mediated VEGFR2 activity in HUVEC cells by cetuximab (CET), bevacizumab (BEV), and anti-EGFR/VEGF-A BsAb. The conditional media (CM) samples were collected from SKOV3 cell culture after 48 h serum-starvation. HUVEC cells were serum-starved for 24 h CM samples were collected from the SKOV3 cells and pre-incubated with 10 μg/mL cetuximab (CET), bevacizumab (BEV), or anti-EGFR/VEGF-A BsAb. HUVEC media was removed from the cells and replaced with the CM for 2 h before WCL was harvested. Whole cell lysates were then subjected to western blot analysis.
Article Snippet: Biotinylated human EGFR protein, His,AvitagTM was obtained from Acro Biosystems (Newark, DE, USA).
Techniques: Inhibition, Activation Assay, Western Blot, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Activity Assay, Cell Culture, Incubation