Journal: EMBO Reports
Article Title: Non‐apoptotic TRAIL function modulates NK cell activity during viral infection
doi: 10.15252/embr.201948789
Figure Lengend Snippet: A NK cells were MACS‐purified from single‐splenocyte suspensions from naïve donors, stimulated in vitro for 1 h with IL‐15, and phosphorylation of S6 was measured by flow cytometry. One representative of two independent experiments is depicted ( n = 1 mouse per group). B AKT and S6 phosphorylation were measured in naive splenic NK cells. Data shown are mean ± SEM of n = 3 mice per group from at least two independent experiments. Statistical analyses were performed using unpaired two‐tailed t ‐test. C Splenocytes were cultured with IL‐15 ± wortmannin (WRM)/LY294002, and GZMB expression was measured in NK cells. Data shown are mean ± SEM of n = 3 mice per group from at least two independent experiments. Statistical analyses were performed using one‐way ANOVA with Dunn's post‐test. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01. D, E WT splenocytes were cultured with IL‐15 ± TRAIL‐R2‐Fc chimeric protein, and AKT phosphorylation (D) or S6 phosphorylation (E) was measured in NK cells. Values shown were normalized to unstimulated control. Data show n = 5 mice per group, pooled from two independent experiments. Statistical analyses were performed using paired two‐tailed t ‐test. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01. F–H Splenocytes from naïve WT and Trail −/− mice were cultured with the indicated cytokines, and frequencies of IFNγ + NK cells (F), or IFNγ‐expression levels in NK cells (G) were measured after 5 h. Alternatively, naïve splenocytes were cultured with IL‐18/IL‐12, and IFNγ was measured in the supernatant at the indicated time points (H). Data shown are mean ± SEM of n = 3–4 mice per group and are representative of two (F, G) or three (H) independent experiments. Unpaired two‐tailed t ‐test was used. * P < 0.05. I, J MACS‐purified DX5 + cells were cultured in wells coated with an anti‐NK1.1 antibody, and frequencies of IFNγ + NK cells were measured after 5 h (I) or GZMB expression was measured after 24 h (J). Data shown are mean ± SEM of n = 3–4 mice per group and are representative of three (I) or one (J) independent experiments. Unpaired two‐tailed t ‐test was used. ** P < 0.01. K–O Flow cytometry was applied on NK‐92 cells to assess expression of TRAIL (K) and the TRAIL receptors DR4 (L) and DR5 (M). NK‐92 cells were stimulated with IL‐2 ± human TRAIL‐R2‐Fc chimeric protein, and S6 phosphorylation (N) or GZMB expression (O) was measured by flow cytometry ( n = 1 per condition). (N, O) Data show one representative of 2 independent experiments.
Article Snippet: TRAIL signaling was blocked using 3 μg/ml of human TRAIL‐R2‐Fc chimeric protein (Enzo Life Sciences).
Techniques: Purification, In Vitro, Flow Cytometry, Two Tailed Test, Cell Culture, Expressing