Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: TNFR2 loss leads to decreased TOX expression in T cells without affecting TIM3 and improves responses to tumor and chronic LCMV
doi: 10.1101/2024.07.12.603311
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Frequency of progenitor (SLAMF6 + TIM3 - ) and terminally exhausted (SLAMF6 - TIM3 + ) CD8 + TILs from wild type (WT) and TNFR2 knock out (KO) in subcutaneous models of CT2A (D35, top), E0771 (D25, middle), and cLCMV (D14, bottom). Two-way repeated measures ANOVA was performed. (B) Representative flow plot of TOX expression in PD1 - (green) and PD1 + TIM3 + (purple) in CD8 + TILs (left) and a histogram comparing TOX expression in WT (gray) and TNFR2 KO (blue) in PD1 + TIM3 + CD8 + TILs (right) (C) Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of TOX in WT and TNFR2 KO TIM3 + CD8 + T cells harvested from tumor for sc E0771 (D25), ic CT2A (D21), sc CT2A (D35), sc Yummer (D28), ic Yummer (D25), and spleen for cLCMV (D14). Unpaired t-test was performed. (D-E) Experimental design to assess T cell intrinsic requirement of TNFR2 (D). CT2A-Trp2 was implanted subcutaneously into the flank of CD45.1 + CD45.2 + mice. After 21 days, Trp2-specific T cells generated from WT (CD45.1) and TNFR2 KO (CD45.2) mice were injected intravenously at a 1:1 ratio. Tumors were harvested on day 28 and transferred Trp2-specific WT (CD45.1) and TNFR2 KO (CD45.2) T cells were assessed for TOX expression (E). Paired t-test was performed. (F-I) Polyfunctionality (IFNγ + TNF + ) (F), IL-2 (G), Granzyme B (H), and IFNγ + single positive (I) was assessed on CD8 + T cells from splenocytes of WT and TNFR2 KO mice following chronic LCMV infection (D14) following stimulation with PMA, Ionomycin, GolgiStop, and GolgiPlug for 4 hours at 37°C. Unpaired t-test was performed. ns not significant, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, **** p < 0.0001
Article Snippet: To determine the role of CD8 + T cells in the tumor growth phenotype observed in TNFR2 KO mice, CD8 + T cells were depleted through intraperitoneal injections of 200µg anti-CD8a (BioXCell, clone 2.43) on days - 3, -1, and every 6 days post tumor implantation.
Techniques: Knock-Out, Expressing, Fluorescence, Generated, Injection, Infection