Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: LFA-1 Interaction with GBP-130 on Plasmodium falciparum -infected Red Blood Cells mediates NK Cell Activation and Parasite Control
doi: 10.1101/2025.08.20.671208
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A). (i) Expression of Pf GBP-130 ECD fused with Transferrin membrane domain on the membrane of CHO K1 cells by infecting the lentiviral vector; pMSCV Puro and its immunofluorescence analysis using anti-rabbit Pf GBP antibody. (ii) CHO K1 cells expressing Pf GBP-130 ECD bind LFA-1 αI-Fc. Binding of purified LFA-1 αI-Fc to Pf GBP-130 ECD expressing CHO cells was assessed by FACS using an PE-Texas red anti-human IgG antibody. (B) NK cells activation in the presence of CHO K1 cells expressing Pf GBP ECD. Human NK cells were purified (>95%) from fresh PBMC and co-cultured with CHO K1 cells expressing Pf GBP ECD in 2: 1 ratio (20,000 CHO-K1 cells:10,000 NK cells) and these cells were stimulated with (Poly I:C/lipofectamine 2000) for 24 h. NK cells were separated from adherent CHO K1 cells and NK cells activation was assessed by assaying the expression of activation markers (CD69, CD25) and a degranulation marker; CD107a. NK cells co-cultured with CHO K1 cells expressing Pf GBP-ECD protein showed significant increase in the expression of CD25 and CD69, as well as CD107a in comparison to the NK cells co-cultured with mock CHO cells. Addition of anti-CD11a (HI111 clone) antibodies reduced the expression of both activation and degranulation markers. * Denotes p < 0.05, ** denotes p < 0.01, and *** denotes p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: The following antibodies were used for staining: anti-human CD3 (biotin, OKT3; Elabsciences), anti CD16 (3G8; Biolegend), anti CD11a (HI111; BioLegend), CD56-PE (5.1H11; Elabsciences), Ultra-LEAFTM Purified Human IgG1 Isotype (Biolegend), Goat anti-Human IgG Alexa FluorTM 488 (Invitrogen), Goat anti-Human IgG Secondary Antibody, Alexa FluorTM 594 (Invitrogen), (CD107a (H4A3; Elabsciences), CD25-Alexa Fluor® 488 (BioLegend), and CD69 (FN50; Elabsciences).
Techniques: Expressing, Membrane, Plasmid Preparation, Immunofluorescence, Binding Assay, Purification, Activation Assay, Cell Culture, Marker, Comparison