Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology

Article Title: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection drives osteoclast overactivation via α2,3-Sialylation to promote pathological bone destruction

doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1738896

Figure Lengend Snippet: α2,3-sialylation is required for BCG-induced osteoclast differentiation and activity (A) Comparison of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between BCG-infected osteoclasts (RB) and uninfected controls (R). (n = 3 biological replicates per group, differential expression was defined as |FoldChange| > 2 and padj <0.05). (B) Volcano plot of DEGs highlighting genes related to sialic acid biosynthesis. (C) KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of upregulated DEGs in RB cells. (D,E) Immunofluorescence staining of α2,3-SA in mouse calvarial sections using MAL II lectin, with quantification of α2,3-SA fluorescence intensity (n = 5). Intensity density was normalized to the PBS group mean. (F) In vitro osteoclasts subjected to MAL II lectin staining and TRAP staining, with or without sialidase treatment to enzymatically remove α2,3-SA. (G) Quantification of α2,3-SA fluorescence intensity in cultured osteoclasts (n = 5). Intensity density was measured in cellular ROIs after background subtraction and normalized to the RANKL group mean. (H) Quantification of TRAP + multinucleated cells (≥3 nuclei) per field (randomly selected fields, fixed magnification) in vitro (n = 5). (I) mRNA expression levels of osteoclast differentiation markers ( Fos, Mmp9, Nfatc1, and Ocstamp ) in osteoclasts (n = 3). Data are presented as mean ± SD. Statistical significance was determined by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t-test for two-group comparisons (E) and one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test for three-group comparisons (G–I) .

Article Snippet: Biotin MAL-II , Vector laboratories , Cat# B-1265-1.

Techniques: Activity Assay, Comparison, Infection, Quantitative Proteomics, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Fluorescence, In Vitro, Cell Culture, Expressing, Two Tailed Test

Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: Differential TIM-3 glycosylation enables specific dual targeting CAR-T therapy in acute myeloid leukemia

doi: 10.64898/2026.04.22.719217

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) TIM-3 expression on KASUMI-3 cells, primary AML blasts, and healthy immune subsets (CIK cells, monocytes, NK cells) assessed by flow cytometry using QuantiBRITE beads. REH (ALL cell line) served as negative control. (B) Short-term killing assay of TIM-3.CAR-CIK cells against CIK (n = 11) or KASUMI-3 (n = 8) cells compared with NT cells. Target cell lysis was evaluated by flow cytometry (E:T 5:1). (C) Short-term killing assay of TIM-3.CAR-CIK cells against monocytes (n = 8) or NK cells (n = 8) compared with NT (E:T 5:1). KASUMI-3 (n = 4) were included as positive control. (D) Immunoblot analysis of TIM-3 in lysates from monocytes, CIK cells, and KASUMI-3 cells following enzymatic treatment with PNGase F or broad neuraminidase, probed with a commercial anti–TIM-3 antibody (TIM-3-cmAb). GAPDH, loading control. Glycan symbols follow SNFG. (E) TIM-3 immunoprecipitates from monocytes, CIK cells, and KASUMI-3 cells treated with PNGase F or O- glycosidase and analyzed by immunoblot with TIM-3-cmAb and lectin far-western with Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL; fucosylated epitopes). TGX stain-free total protein signal is shown as a loading/normalization control. (F) KASUMI-3 cells treated with vehicle (mock) or the fucosylation inhibitor 2F-peracetyl-fucose (SGN-2FF), followed by PNGase F or neuraminidase treatment and immunoblot/lectin probing with TIM-3-cmAb and AAL. See also Figure S3A . (G) Short-term killing assay of TIM-3.CAR-CIK cells against untreated or SGN-2FF-treated KASUMI-3 cells at various E:T ratios (5:1, 1:1, 0.5:1, 0.25:1 and 0.125:1, n = 8). (H) Affinity kinetics (left) and binding avidity at 1000 pN force (right) of TIM-3.CAR-CIK cells to untreated or defucosylated KASUMI-3 by LUMICKS analysis (n = 6). Immunoblot experiments (D-F) were repeated in three independent biological replicates with similar results. Data are presented as individual values and mean ± SD. Statistical significance was determined with repeated-measures two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni’s post hoc test (B, C) or using paired t test (G, H). ns, not significant; *p = 0.01, **p < 0.001, ***p = 0.0001 and ****p < 0.0001. Illustrations were created with Biorender.com. See also Figure S3 for loading-matched TIM-3 immunoprecipitation controls.

Article Snippet: Membranes were probed with anti-human TIM-3 antibody (TIM-3-cmAb) (1:250; R&D Systems, MAB23652), a recombinant monoclonal antibody derived from the TIM-3.CAR scFv (TIM-3 scFv-mAb) (1:500; GENEWIZ), biotinylated Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL; 1:3000; Vector Laboratories, B-1395-1), and biotinylated Ricinus communis agglutinin I (RCA I; 1:3000; Vector Laboratories, B-1085-1).

Techniques: Expressing, Flow Cytometry, Negative Control, Lysis, Positive Control, Western Blot, Control, Glycoproteomics, Staining, Binding Assay, Immunoprecipitation

Journal: bioRxiv

Article Title: Differential TIM-3 glycosylation enables specific dual targeting CAR-T therapy in acute myeloid leukemia

doi: 10.64898/2026.04.22.719217

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Immunoblot profiling of TIM-3 glycoforms in monocytes, CIK cells, and KASUMI-3 lysates using a recombinant scFv-derived monoclonal antibody (TIM-3scFv-mAb) following enzymatic treatment with PNGase F or broad neuraminidase. GAPDH, loading control. (B) TIM-3 immunoprecipitates from healthy monocytes, KASUMI-3 cells, and primary AML blasts treated with neuraminidase and/or PNGase F and analyzed by lectin and antibody probing: Ricinus communis agglutinin I (RCA-I; terminal β-galactose/LacNAc motifs), CA19-9 (sialyl-Lewis A), CSLEX1 (sialyl-Lewis X), and TIM-3scFv-mAb. See also Figure S3B . (C) High-resolution immunoblot of TIM-3 species detected by TIM-3scFv-mAb in CIK cells, primary AML blasts, and KASUMI-3 cells. GAPDH, loading control. See also Figure S3C . (D) RT-qPCR expression profiling of glycosyltransferases (FUT7, FUT8, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL4, ST3GAL6) in monocytes, KASUMI-3 cells, and primary AML blasts. Data are plotted as fold-change relative to monocytes and normalized to 18S RNA; individual points denote biological samples where applicable. (E) Schematic model summarizing a glycoform-biased recognition framework in which AML-associated remodeling of TIM-3 N -glycans contributes to preferential TIM-3.CAR recognition of AML-enriched TIM-3 glycoforms. Representative N -glycan structures are proposed for TIM-3 in AML blasts, monocytes and CIK cells based on enzymatic perturbation and lectin/antibody probing. Sugar moieties drawn with dashed outlines indicate features not directly resolved/assigned. Glycan symbols follow SNFG. Immunoblot and lectin/antibody blot experiments (A-C) were repeated in three independent biological replicates with similar results. Illustrations were created with Biorender.com. See also Figure S3 for additional lectin/antibody probing of TIM-3 glycoforms and terminal galactose exposure.

Article Snippet: Membranes were probed with anti-human TIM-3 antibody (TIM-3-cmAb) (1:250; R&D Systems, MAB23652), a recombinant monoclonal antibody derived from the TIM-3.CAR scFv (TIM-3 scFv-mAb) (1:500; GENEWIZ), biotinylated Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL; 1:3000; Vector Laboratories, B-1395-1), and biotinylated Ricinus communis agglutinin I (RCA I; 1:3000; Vector Laboratories, B-1085-1).

Techniques: Western Blot, Recombinant, Derivative Assay, Control, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Glycoproteomics