Journal: Science Advances
Article Title: Optimally engineered HLA/peptide-specific CAR-T cells outperform TCR-T cells to eradicate solid tumors
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adx9371
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Sorted CD8 + MAGEA4 TCR-T and CAR-T cells were cocultured with A375 cells for the indicated time course. Cell lysates were analyzed for activation of CD3 proximal signaling by phosphorylation of PLCγ1 and LAT. ( B ) Sorted CD8 + MAGEA4 TCR-T and CAR-T cells were cocultured with A375 cells at a 1:1 E:T ratio with additional tumor cells added every 24 hours to maintain antigen stimulation. Absolute numbers of TCR + /CAR + T cell numbers were assessed over time. ( C to E ) Induction of T cell activation/dysfunction markers PD-1, LAG3, and TIM3 was assessed by flow cytometry at the 72-hour time point shown in (B). [(B) to (E)] Significant differences between indicated groups are shown: ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001 by one-way ANOVA. ( F ) A375 cells stably expressing NucLightRed (A375/NLR) were cocultured with MAGEA4 TCR-T and CAR-T cells at a 1:2 E:T ratio, normalized by TCR/CAR + frequency, and imaged on the Incucyte S3 system. Additional tumor cells were added every 3 days as indicated by vertical dashed lines. Values represent mean red image intensity as a measure of tumor cell growth. [(A) to (F)] Results are representative of three to five individual experiments.
Article Snippet: NucLightRed-expressing cell lines were generated by transduction with NucLightRed Lentivirus (Sartorius, 4476) and maintenance in puromycin.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Phospho-proteomics, Flow Cytometry, Stable Transfection, Expressing