Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: CD200R1-CD200 checkpoint inhibits phagocytosis differently from SIRPα-CD47 to suppress tumor growth
doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-60456-3
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Mass spectrometry analysis of CD11b immunoprecipitates from BMDMs. Left: experimental workflow for isolating the CD11b-interacting proteins. Right: relative abundance of CD11b-interacting proteins, with a focus on cell surface receptors with inhibitory potential, indicated by a color gradient. ITIM, immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif; ITSM, immunoreceptor tyrosine-based switch motif; NPXY, asparagine, proline, any residue, tyrosine. IP, immunoprecipitation. b Immunoblot analysis of CD11b and CD200R1 interaction in immunoprecipitates from WT, Itgb2 −/− and Cd200r1 −/− BMDMs. Relative abundance is shown at the bottom of each panel. c Flow cytometry analysis of CD200 expression on parental (top) and Tac expression on Tac + (bottom) mouse tumor cell lines. Red curves represent staining with CD200 or Tac mAbs. Filled curves, control (Ctrl) mAbs. d Microscopy-based phagocytosis assay of non-opsonized (−) or IgG-opsonized (+) Tac + WEHI-231, Tac + A20, Tac + J558 and Tac + TUBO cells by WT BMDMs, in presence of CD200 mAb OX-90 (rat IgG2a) or Ctrl mAb 2A3 (rat IgG2a). Tumor cells were opsonized with Tac mAb 7G7 (mouse IgG2a), ( n = 3). e Time-course pHrodo-based phagocytosis assay using IgG-opsonized Tac + WEHI-231 cells and WT BMDMs. WEHI-231 cells were labeled with pHrodo red dye, and BMDMs were labeled with CSFE. Phagocytosis over time (0-4 h) was analyzed using an IncuCyte Live Cell Analyzer. Left: representative images at 2 h (scale bar, 100 μm; arrows, BMDMs with engulfed tumor cells). Right: quantification of cumulative phagocytosis (top) and time-specific increase in phagocytosis (Δ phagocytosis; bottom) over 0-4 h, ( n = 3). f Confocal microscope-based conjugate formation and actin polarization assay of IgG-opsonized WEHI-231 cells labeled with CSFE (green) and co-incubated with WT BMDMs labeled with Cell Trace Violet (CTV; blue), in presence of CD200 mAb or Ctrl mAb. Actin (red) was detected by β-actin mAb. Left: representative images (scale bar, 10 μm; arrows, BMDMs with fully polarized actin). Scale, 10 μm. Right: quantification of conjugate formation (top) and of conjugates with fully polarized actin (bottom), ( n = 3). g As per Fig. 1d, except that phagocytosis of complement (C3bi)-opsonized WEHI-231 cells by WT BMDMs in the presence of blocking CD200 mAb OX-90, blocking CD11b mAb 5C6 (rat IgG2b), Ctrl mAb 2A3 or Ctrl mAb LTF-2 (rat IgG2b), ( n = 3). h As per Fig. 1d, expect that phagocytosis of IgG-opsonized WEHI-231 cells by WT BMDMs in the presence of CD200R1 mAb OX-131 (mouse IgG1, Fc-silent) or Ctrl mAb (mouse IgG1, Fc-silent), ( n = 3). Data are from three ( a – h ) independent experiments. Each symbol represents one mouse. Data are presented as mean ± s.e.m. Statistical analysis: two-tailed t -test ( d – f , h ) with multiple comparisons ( e ); One-way ANOVA test with multiple comparisons ( g ); ns, not significant. See also Supplementary Fig. and Supplementary Table .
Article Snippet: For phagocytosis assays and in vivo assays, the following mAbs were used: CD200 mAb OX-90 (BioXCell, Lebanon, NH); CD200R1 mAb OX-131 (Absolute Antibody, Boston, MA), SIRPα mAb no. 27 ; rat IgG2b isotype Ctrl mAb LTF-2 (BioXCell); rat IgG2a isotype Ctrl mAb 2A3 (BioXCell); Ctrl mAb MOPC-21 (in-house generated); and blocking CD11b mAb 5C6 (BioXCell).
Techniques: Mass Spectrometry, Residue, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Staining, Control, Microscopy, Phagocytosis Assay, Labeling, Incubation, Blocking Assay, Two Tailed Test