Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: C-terminus CD28 phosphorylation (Y218) modulates IL-2 secretion and antitumor effect of CAR-T cells
doi: 10.64898/2026.01.28.701378
Figure Lengend Snippet: A . Top panel: Schematic representation of the protocol used to inhibit ITK activity. PSCA CAR-T cells were pre-treated for 2 hours with ITK inhibitors 1μM (BMS-509744, Ibrutinib or GNE-9822) or DMSO as control and then cocultured with HPAC WT cells for 0 or 10 minutes. Left panel: Representative Western blot of CD28 pY218 in CAR-T cells after stimulation with HPAC WT cells. Right panel: Normalized CD28 pY218 intensity with respect to CAR (CD3ζ). Significance was determined using one-way ANOVA. * = P<0.05. Each symbol represents an independent experiment from 3 different healthy donors. Data is represented as the mean ± standard deviation (SD). B. Top panel. Schematic representation of the experimental protocol. ITK expression was disrupted using CRISPR/Cas in Jurkat cells. WT and ITK-KO Jurkat cells were transduced to express a PSCA-specific CAR and cocultured with HPAC WT cells for 0 or 10 min. Left panel. Representative membrane of CD28 pY218 in CAR-T Jurkat cells after stimulation. Right panel. Normalized CD28 pY218 intensity quantified by densitometry (representative plot) and CD28 pY218 at 10 min post-stimulation. Significance was determined by paired t-test. ** = P<0.01. Each symbol represents one of 3 independent experiments, performed with different donor T cells.
Article Snippet: BMS-509744 and Ibrutinib were purchased from MedChemExpress (HY-11092 and HY-10997 respectively) and GNE-9822 was provided by Genentech under an MTA.
Techniques: Activity Assay, Control, Western Blot, Standard Deviation, Expressing, CRISPR, Membrane