Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Enhancing CAR- and TCR-mediated targeting of cancer via an immune synapse-stabilizing receptor
doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65897-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: A A schematic showing enhancement of cytotoxicity of survivin-specific TCR (Sur-TCR) by a CD38.SSR. B Representative flow plots showing co-expression of Sur-TCR and SSR on day 7 post-transduction (TD), and ( C ) expansion of TCR T cells derived from 3 HLA-A2- and 3 HLA-A2+ donors on day 10. Data represent 6 donors from two independent experiments. P values were determined using one way ANOVA with Tukey’s correction for multiple comparisons. Bar graphs show mean + S.E.M. (ns, non-significant). D Histograms showing intracellular survivin, surface HLA-A2 and CD38 levels in leukemia cell lines BV173, THP1 and TALL1. E Residual tumor counts after a 3-day co-culture with Sur-TCR T cells at a 1:4 E:T ratio. Data represent 6 donors from two independent experiments in co-culture with BV173 and THP1, and 3 donors from one independent experiment in co-culture with TALL1. P values were determined using one way ANOVA with Tukey’s correction for multiple comparisons. Bar graphs show mean + S.E.M. (* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. ns, non-significant). Percentages of ( F ) granzyme B/CD107a double positive T cells and ( G ) cytokine positive T cells after 4-h co-culture with indicated leukemia cells at 1:1 E:T ratio. Data represent 3 donors. P values were determined using one way ANOVA with Tukey’s correction for multiple comparisons. Bar graphs show mean + S.E.M. (* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. ns, non-significant). H Schematic timeline of the mouse experiment. I Leukemia progression was monitored by bioluminescence. J Tumor burden AUC between day 0 and day 26. The data represent 5 mice in NT and 4 mice in for TCR, TCR.ΔSSR and TCR.SSR. P values were determined using one-way ANOVA with Dunnet’s correction for multiple comparisons compared to NT. Bar graphs show mean + S.E.M. (* P = 0.0394). K Overall mouse survival in the THP1 model (NT, n = 5, TCR, n = 5, TCR.ΔSSR, n = 5, TCR.SSR, n = 4). Statistical significance was determined by a log rank test. (* P = 0.0214).
Article Snippet: To investigate LAT downstream signaling, 1 × 10 6 CAR.SSR T cells were loaded into a well of a 24-well plate pre-coated with 0.3 μg anti-CLL1 CAR antibody and 1 μg recombinant human CD38 (Sino Biological, Cat: 10818) for 30 min on ice, followed by stimulation at 37 °C in a water bath for indicated time-points.
Techniques: Expressing, Transduction, Derivative Assay, Co-Culture Assay