Fundamental Characterization of Antibody Fusion-Single-Chain TNF Recombinant Proteins Directed against Costimulatory TNF Receptors Expressed by T-Lymphocytes

Autor: So, Hodaka Nagai, Mitsuki Azuma, Ayaka Sato, Nagito Shibui, Sayaka Ogawara, Yuta Tsutsui, Ayano Suzuki, Tomomi Wakaizumi, Aya Ito, Shimpei Matsuyama, Masashi Morita, Mari Hikosaka Kuniishi, Naoto Ishii, Takanori
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cells; Volume 12; Issue 12; Pages: 1596
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells12121596
Popis: The costimulatory signal regulated by the members of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) superfamily expressed by T cells plays essential roles for T cell responses and has emerged as a promising target for cancer immunotherapy. However, it is unclear how the difference in TNFR costimulation contributes to T cell responses. In this study, to clarify the functional significance of four different TNFRs, OX40, 4-1BB, CD27 and GITR, we prepared corresponding single-chain TNF ligand proteins (scTNFLs) connected to IgG Fc domain with beneficial characteristics, i.e., Fc−scOX40L, Fc−sc4-1BBL, Fc−scCD27L (CD70) and Fc−scGITRL. Without intentional cross-linking, these soluble Fc−scTNFL proteins bound to corresponding TNFRs induced NF-kB signaling and promoted proliferative and cytokine responses in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells with different dose-dependencies in vitro. Mice injected with one of the Fc−scTNFL proteins displayed significantly augmented delayed-type hypersensitivity responses, showing in vivo activity. The results demonstrate that each individual Fc−scTNFL protein provides a critical costimulatory signal and exhibits quantitatively distinct activity toward T cells. Our findings provide important insights into the TNFR costimulation that would be valuable for investigators conducting basic research in cancer immunology and also have implications for T cell-mediated immune regulation by designer TNFL proteins.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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