Journal: PLOS One
Article Title: BaEV-pseudotyped lentiviral vectors enable stable CAR expression and cytotoxic function in NK cells
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0348674
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Schematic representation of the transfer vector used in this study. (B) Average virus titer (viral genome copies/mL) of each LV (n = 5). (C) A total of 2.5x10 5 NK92 cells were transduced with each type of lentiviral particle using 2.32x10 9 viral genome copies. The CAR expression level of each CAR-NK92 cell group was assessed by CD19 scFv-positive cell percentage on days 3, 7, and 14 post-transduction (day 3, n = 4; days 7 and 14, n = 5). (D) Cytotoxic activity of untransduced (UTD) and CAR-NK92 cells against K562 and Nalm-6. Cells were co-cultured for 4 hours at indicated E:T ratios (n = 4). (E) qRT-PCR analysis of the relative gene expression of CAR (n = 3). Data are shown as relative CD19 scFv gene expression using human GAPDH as a reference gene with analysis by the 2-ΔΔC T algorithm. (F) Gel electrophoresis analysis of CD19 scFv and human GAPDH amplified from genomic DNA of both UTD and CAR-NK92 cells at days 7 and 14 after transduction. DNA was extracted as total cellular genomic DNA, which may also contain non-integrated residual viral genomes. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Statistical analysis was performed using two-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test (C), and one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test (B, E). *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ****, p < 0.0001; ns, non-significant.
Article Snippet: Subsequently, the number of viral copies was quantified using the Lenti-X qRT-PCR Titration Kit (631235, Takara Bio Inc.), and the titer of virus stock was measured by multiplying the quantified number by the fold dilution of the stock.
Techniques: Plasmid Preparation, Virus, Transduction, Expressing, Activity Assay, Cell Culture, Quantitative RT-PCR, Gene Expression, Nucleic Acid Electrophoresis, Amplification, Standard Deviation