Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Inhibition of MBTPS1 enhances antitumor immunity and potentiates anti-PD-1 immunotherapy
doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59193-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: a , b Growth curves of MC38 tumors with indicated gene knockdown in female C57 mice (6-8 weeks old). c Growth curves of shVec, sh Mbtps1 and sh Srebf2 E0771 tumors in C57 mice subjected to CD or HCD feeding. d Growth curves of MC38 tumors from the indicated groups. e GSEA of chemokine pathway in sh Mbtps1 vs. shVec MC38 tumors. f qPCR analysis of Cxcl9 , Cxcl10 and Cxcl11 mRNA in MC38 cells. g – i ELISA detection of CXCL10 in the culture medium. j qPCR analysis of Cxcl10 mRNA in tumors from the indicated groups. k Number of CFSE-labeled CD8 + T cells migrated into the lower chamber when co-incubated with culture medium of MC38 cells. l qPCR analysis of Cxcr3 mRNA of tumors from the indicated groups. m Percentage of CXCR3 + cells in CD8 + T cells in CT26 tumors. n , o Representative images of immunofluorescence assay showing the staining of CXCR3 (red), CD8 (green) and nuclei (blue) ( n ) and quantification of CXCR3 + CD8 + T cells per high power field (o) in MC38 tumors. White arrows indicate CXCR3 + CD8 + T cells. Scale bar, 50 μm. p Percentages of IFN-γ positive and Ki67 positive cells in CXCR3 positive/negative CD8 + T cells. q Growth curves of MC38 tumors in anti-PD-1 treated C57 mice. r ELISA detection of CXCL10 in the tumor interstitial fluid of MC38 tumors. s Growth curves of shVec/sh Mbtps1 MC38 tumors in CXCR3 neutralizing antibody treated C57 mice. t , u Representative images ( t ) and quantification (u) of IHC stained CD8 + T cells in MC38 tumors. Yellow arrows indicate CD8-positive cells. Scale bar: 50 μm. n = 6 mice per group in a – d , m , o and q – u ; n = 5 mice per group in j and l ; n = 18 mice per group in p . n = 3 biologically independent samples per group, representative of three independent experiments with similar results in f – i and k . Data are presented as means ± SDs. Two-tailed unpaired Student’s t -test for a , b , f – h , k , m and n ; one-way ANOVA with Sidak’s multiple comparisons test for c , d , i , j , l , q - s and u ; two-tailed paired Student’s t -test for p . Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: The MC38 mouse CRC cell line was purchased from iCell (Shanghai, China).
Techniques: Knockdown, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Labeling, Incubation, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Two Tailed Test