Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: NK cell immunotherapy administered at the time of HIV recrudescence is associated with viral control
doi: 10.1101/2025.11.19.688897
Figure Lengend Snippet: A) Schematic figure showing the overview of NK cell production and the overview of the mouse study timeline. Red circles on the timeline indicate blood collection, black dots indicate scheduled necropsies. Schematic of transgene design: MND promoter, CAR (CD4-MBL-CD8TM-4-1BB-CD3z), CXCR5, IL-15, the BgH PolyA tail, with separation mediated by P2A and T2A sites, and inverted terminal repeats (ITRs). Schematic showing expression of all transgene components as well as base editor-mediated knock out of PD-1 on the NK cell surface. Figure made using Biorender.com. B) Expression of CAR (MBL) and CXCR5 molecules was confirmed in the cell product using flow cytometry. Cells were pre-gated sequentially on lymphocytes, singlets, live cells, CD56+, and CD3-. C) PD-1 knockout was detected at the RNA level by RT-PCR, CAR NK (blue) relative to control NK cells (black). D) IL-15 expression in CAR NK (blue) and control NK (black) cells via IL-15 ELISA of cell culture supernatant. E) CAR (blue) and control (black) cell proliferation over one week post-thaw. F) The specific lysis of HIV Envelope P815s by CAR (blue) or control (black) NK cells via DELFIA cytotoxicity assay. 5:1, 10:1, and 20:1 E:T ratios were tested. All assays were performed in duplicate or triplicate. Data are represented as mean + standard deviation (error bars).
Article Snippet: After a 2-day recovery, CAR NK cells were sorted on CD56+ CD4+ using the MACSQuant Tyto Cell Sorter (Miltenyi Biotec) and expanded for an additional 7 days following the procedure described above.
Techniques: Expressing, Knock-Out, Flow Cytometry, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Control, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Cell Culture, Lysis, Cytotoxicity Assay, Standard Deviation