Journal: Oncogene
Article Title: GPA33 expression in colorectal cancer can be induced by WNT inhibition and targeted by cellular therapy
doi: 10.1038/s41388-024-03200-3
Figure Lengend Snippet: A Schema of the pSLCAR-GPA33 and pSLCAR-CD19 plasmid designs. scFv single-chain variable fragment, V H variable heavy chain, V L variable light chain, TM transmembrane region, ICD intracellular domain. B GFP expression was analyzed by flow cytometry to evaluate the CAR plasmid transduction rate in Jurkat cells or PBMCs. Transduction rate in untreated controls without co-culture is shown. n = 4 for Jurkat cells; for PBMCs, n = 4 different donors were analyzed at n = 3 replications, mean ± SEM. Percentage of CD69-positive Jurkat T cells after co-cultivation with target cells for 24 h analyzed by flow cytometry. C Co-culture with GPA33-negative HEK293T and SW480, or GPA33-positive SW1222 cells; D Co-culture with SW1222 cells at varying effector:target ratios. n = 3, mean ± SEM; 1-way ANOVA with Bonferroni multiple comparison test. E Untransduced, CD19-CAR or GPA33-CAR transduced PBMCs were co-cultured at a 1:1 ratio with SW1222 cells for 48 h. The IL-2 and IFNγ concentrations in the supernatant were determined using ELISA. PBMCs from 4 different donors were analyzed at n = 3, mean ± SEM; 1-way ANOVA with Bonferroni multiple comparison test. F Untransduced or GPA33-CAR transduced PBMCs were co-cultured with HEK293T cells with or without pcDNA3.1-mGPA33 or pcDNA3.1-GPA33 transfection at a 1:1 ratio for 48 h. The IL-2 and IFNγ concentrations in the supernatant were determined using ELISA. PBMCs from n = 4 different donors were analyzed at n = 3 replications, mean ± SEM; 1-way ANOVA with Bonferroni multiple comparison test. G Representative live cell images of CD19-CAR or GPA33-CAR transduced PBMCs during 1:1 co‑cultivation with SW1222 target cells over 66 h. CAR T cells are green and marked with white arrows; SW1222 tumor cells were stained with red nuclear dye. Scale bar: 50 µm. H – J Co-culture of CD19-CAR or GPA33-CAR transduced PBMCs with indicated target cells over 66 h. Target cells are indicated by red nuclear fluorescence. HEK293T cells were transduced with pcDNA3.1-GPA33 to drive GPA33 expression (HEK293T-GPA33). Shown are the normalized green object counst for relative CAR T cell numbers ( H ), the normalized red object counts for relative target cell numbers ( I ) and overall confluency determined through brightfield imaging. *** P < 0.001.
Article Snippet: To measure CD69 levels on CAR T cells, 10.000 transduced Jurkat cells were co-cultivated with SW1222, SW480 or HEK293T target cells at 1:1, 1:0.1 or 1:0.01 effector:target ratio for 24 h. Jurkat activation was assessed by co-expression of GFP and CD69 using an anti-human PE-conjugated CD69 antibody (Invitrogen), as previously described [ ].
Techniques: Plasmid Preparation, Expressing, Flow Cytometry, Transduction, Co-Culture Assay, Comparison, Cell Culture, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Transfection, Staining, Fluorescence, Imaging