Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: CXCR4 induces memory formation over exhaustion in CAR-T cells to achieve durable leukemia targeting
doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67745-x
Figure Lengend Snippet: a AML samples ranked by normalized CD96 mRNA expression (black dots, n = 155 patients). CD96 surface expression (flow cytometry) shown for a subset (blue bars, n = 95 patients). Bottom heatmap shows mutational profiles per sample, as in Fig. b Representative flow cytometry histogram showing CD96 surface expression in CD96⁻ and CD96⁺ patient-derived AML samples, as in Fig. . Anti-CD96 antibody staining is shown in blue, isotype control in gray. 98 AML samples were analyzed; cases with >70% CD96⁺ leukemic blasts were defined as CD96⁺ (blue, n = 54), others as CD96⁻ (gray, n = 44). c Peripheral blood %AML chimerism pre-CAR-T injection and at endpoint in untreated ( n = 21), CXCR4(-) CD96 CAR-T-treated ( n = 23), and hCXCR4(+) CD96 CAR-T-treated ( n = 18) animals. Red dots indicate animals that achieved complete remission (0% AML chimerism in PB). d AML chimerism in peripheral blood, spleen, bone marrow, and liver of PDX mice as in ( c ), stratified by treatment. Group sizes by treatment: untreated ( n = 3, 9, 4, 5), CXCR4(-) CD96 CAR-T ( n = 6, 9, 5, 3), and hCXCR4(+) CD96 CAR-T ( n = 4, 6, 4, 4), PDX mice of Patients 12–15, respectively (See Table ). Statistical comparisons were made using unpaired two-sided Mann-Whitney U tests. The non-adjusted p-value is reported. For ( c , d ) Box and whisker plots: central lines show median, lower and upper hinges show first and third quartiles (the 25th and 75th percentiles) and whiskers extend up to 1.5 * IQR. e ) H&E and CD33 immunohistochemistry of bone marrow from Patient 13-derived PDX (untreated, CXCR4(-), or hCXCR4(+) CD96 CAR-T treated) (scale: 20 µm). Representative images selected from sections prepared from n = 3 animals per treatment group. Source data are provided as a Source data file for ( a , c , d ).
Article Snippet: After blocking with horse serum, slides were incubated with mouse anti-human TCF1 antibody (R&D systems, #2203) (1:200), anti-human CD33 (R&D systems, MAB11371) (1:100), anti-human and mouse CXCL12 (R&D systems, MAB350) (1:20), or anti-human CCR7 (Abcam, ab253187) (1:100) and then HRP-conjugated horse anti-rabbit or anti-mouse IgG antibody (ImmPRESS, MP-7500).
Techniques: Expressing, Flow Cytometry, Derivative Assay, Staining, Control, Injection, MANN-WHITNEY, Whisker Assay, Immunohistochemistry