InVivoMAb anti-mouse CD103

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Clone:
M290
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Mouse

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The M290 monoclonal antibody reacts with mouse CD103 also known as integrin Ī±E (ITGAE). CD103 is an integrin protein that binds integrin beta 7 to form the complete heterodimeric integrin molecule Ī±EĪ²7. CD103 is expressed widely on intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) T cells (both Ī±Ī² T cells and Ī³Ī“ T cells) and on some peripheral regulatory T cells. It has also been reported on lamina propria T cells. A subset of dendritic cells in the gut mucosa and in mesenteric lymph nodes also expresses CD103. The main ligand for CD103 is E-cadherin, an adhesion molecule expressed by epithelial cells. CD103 is thought to facilitate the interactions of T cells with epithelial cells during T cell maturation and effector functions. The M290 antibody is reported to neutralize CD103 in vivo.

Specifications

Isotype Rat IgG2a,Ā Īŗ
Recommended Isotype Control(s) InVivoMAb rat IgG2a isotype control, anti-trinitrophenol
Recommended Dilution Buffer InVivoPure pH 7.0 Dilution Buffer
Conjugation This product is unconjugated. Conjugation is available via our Antibody Conjugation Services.
Immunogen Mouse intestinal epithelial cells
Reported Applications in vivo CD103 neutralization
Immunofluorescence
Flow cytometry
Formulation PBS, pH 7.0
Contains no stabilizers or preservatives
Endotoxin <2EU/mg (<0.002EU/Ī¼g)
Determined by LAL gel clotting assay
Purity >95%
Determined by SDS-PAGE
Sterility 0.2 Āµm filtration
Production Purified from cell culture supernatant in an animal-free facility
Purification Protein G
RRID AB_1107570
Molecular Weight 150 kDa
Storage The antibody solution should be stored at the stock concentration at 4Ā°C. Do not freeze.
In vivo CD103 neutralization
Liikanen, I., et al. (2021). "Hypoxia-inducible factor activity promotes antitumor effector function and tissue residency by CD8+ T cells" J Clin Invest 131(7). PubMed

Adoptive T cell therapies (ACTs) hold great promise in cancer treatment, but low overall response rates in patients with solid tumors underscore remaining challenges in realizing the potential of this cellular immunotherapy approach. Promoting CD8+ T cell adaptation to tissue residency represents an underutilized but promising strategy to improve tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) function. Here, we report that deletion of the HIF negative regulator von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) in CD8+ T cells induced HIF-1Ī±/HIF-2Ī±-dependent differentiation of tissue-resident memory-like (Trm-like) TILs in mouse models of malignancy. VHL-deficient TILs accumulated in tumors and exhibited a core Trm signature despite an exhaustion-associated phenotype, which led to retained polyfunctionality and response to Ī±PD-1 immunotherapy, resulting in tumor eradication and protective tissue-resident memory. VHL deficiency similarly facilitated enhanced accumulation of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells with a Trm-like phenotype in tumors. Thus, HIF activity in CD8+ TILs promotes accumulation and antitumor activity, providing a new strategy to enhance the efficacy of ACTs.

In vivo CD103 neutralization
Homet Moreno, B., et al. (2016). "Response to Programmed Cell Death-1 Blockade in a Murine Melanoma Syngeneic Model Requires Costimulation, CD4, and CD8 T Cells" Cancer Immunol Res 4(10): 845-857. PubMed

The programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) limits effector T-cell functions in peripheral tissues, and its inhibition leads to clinical benefit in different cancers. To better understand how PD-1 blockade therapy modulates the tumor-host interactions, we evaluated three syngeneic murine tumor models, the BRAF(V600E)-driven YUMM1.1 and YUMM2.1 melanomas, and the carcinogen-induced murine colon adenocarcinoma MC38. The YUMM cell lines were established from mice with melanocyte-specific BRAF(V600E) mutation and PTEN loss (BRAF(V600E)/PTEN(-/-)). Anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy engendered strong antitumor activity against MC38 and YUMM2.1, but not YUMM1.1. PD-L1 expression did not differ between the three models at baseline or upon interferon stimulation. Whereas mutational load was high in MC38, it was lower in both YUMM models. In YUMM2.1, the antitumor activity of PD-1 blockade had a critical requirement for both CD4 and CD8 T cells, as well as CD28 and CD80/86 costimulation, with an increase in CD11c(+)CD11b(+)MHC-II(high) dendritic cells and tumor-associated macrophages in the tumors after PD-1 blockade. Compared with YUMM1.1, YUMM2.1 exhibited a more inflammatory profile by RNA sequencing analysis, with an increase in expression of chemokine-trafficking genes that are related to immune cell recruitment and T-cell priming. In conclusion, response to PD-1 blockade therapy in tumor models requires CD4 and CD8 T cells and costimulation that is mediated by dendritic cells and macrophages.

Immunofluorescence, Flow Cytometry
Mang, Y., et al. (2015). "Efficient elimination of CD103-expressing cells by anti-CD103 antibody drug conjugates in immunocompetent mice" Int Immunopharmacol 24(1): 119-127. PubMed

CD103 plays an important role in the destruction of islet allografts, and previous studies found that a CD103 immunotoxin (M290-Saporin, or M290-SAP) promoted the long-term survival of pancreatic islet allografts. However, systemic toxicity to the host and the bystander effects of M290-SAP obscure the underlying mechanisms of action and restrict its clinical applications. To overcome these shortcomings, anti-CD103 M290 was conjugated to different cytotoxic agents through cleavable or uncleavable linkages to form three distinct antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs): M290-MC-vc-PAB-MMAE, M290-MC-MMAF, and M290-MCC-DM1. The drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR) and the purity of the ADCs were determined by HIC-HPLC and SEC-HPLC, respectively. The binding characteristics, internalization and cytotoxicity of M290 and the corresponding ADCs were evaluated in vitro. The cell depletion efficacies of the various M290-ADCs against CD103-positive cells were then evaluated in vivo. The M290-ADCs maintained the initial binding affinity for the CD103-positive cell surface antigen and then quickly internalized the CD103-positive cell. Surprisingly, all M290-ADCs potently depleted CD103-positive cells in vivo, with high specificity and reduced toxicity. Our findings show that M290-ADCs have potent and selective depletion effects on CD103-expressing cells in immunocompetent mice. These data indicate that M290-ADCs could potentially serve as a therapeutic intervention to block the CD103/E-cadherin pathway.

In vivo CD103 neutralization
Mock, J. R., et al. (2014). "Foxp3+ regulatory T cells promote lung epithelial proliferation" Mucosal Immunol 7(6): 1440-1451. PubMed

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) causes significant morbidity and mortality each year. There is a paucity of information regarding the mechanisms necessary for ARDS resolution. Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells) have been shown to be an important determinant of resolution in an experimental model of lung injury. We demonstrate that intratracheal delivery of endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) elicits alveolar epithelial damage from which the epithelium undergoes proliferation and repair. Epithelial proliferation coincided with an increase in Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells in the lung during the course of resolution. To dissect the role that Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells exert on epithelial proliferation, we depleted Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells, which led to decreased alveolar epithelial proliferation and delayed lung injury recovery. Furthermore, antibody-mediated blockade of CD103, an integrin, which binds to epithelial expressed E-cadherin decreased Foxp3(+) T(reg) numbers and decreased rates of epithelial proliferation after injury. In a non-inflammatory model of regenerative alveologenesis, left lung pneumonectomy, we found that Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells enhanced epithelial proliferation. Moreover, Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells co-cultured with primary type II alveolar cells (AT2) directly increased AT2 cell proliferation in a CD103-dependent manner. These studies provide evidence of a new and integral role for Foxp3(+) T(reg) cells in repair of the lung epithelium.

In vivo CD103 neutralization
Sandoval, F., et al. (2013). "Mucosal imprinting of vaccine-induced CD8(+) T cells is crucial to inhibit the growth of mucosal tumors" Sci Transl Med 5(172): 172ra120. PubMed

Although many human cancers are located in mucosal sites, most cancer vaccines are tested against subcutaneous tumors in preclinical models. We therefore wondered whether mucosa-specific homing instructions to the immune system might influence mucosal tumor outgrowth. We showed that the growth of orthotopic head and neck or lung cancers was inhibited when a cancer vaccine was delivered by the intranasal mucosal route but not the intramuscular route. This antitumor effect was dependent on CD8(+) T cells. Indeed, only intranasal vaccination elicited mucosal-specific CD8(+) T cells expressing the mucosal integrin CD49a. Blockade of CD49a decreased intratumoral CD8(+) T cell infiltration and the efficacy of cancer vaccine on mucosal tumor. We then showed that after intranasal vaccination, dendritic cells from lung parenchyma, but not those from spleen, induced the expression of CD49a on cocultured specific CD8(+) T cells. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from human mucosal lung cancer also expressed CD49a, which supports the relevance and possible extrapolation of these results in humans. We thus identified a link between the route of vaccination and the induction of a mucosal homing program on induced CD8(+) T cells that controlled their trafficking. Immunization route directly affected the efficacy of the cancer vaccine to control mucosal tumors.

    • Cancer Research
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    • Immunology and Microbiology
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    • Mus musculus (House mouse)
    Development of 89Zr-anti-CD103 PET imaging for non-invasive assessment of cancer reactive T cell infiltration.

    In Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer on 1 December 2022 by Kol, A., Fan, X., et al.

    PubMed

    CD103, an integrin specifically expressed on the surface of cancer-reactive T cells, is significantly increased during successful immunotherapy across human malignancies. In this study, we describe the generation and zirconium-89 (89Zr) radiolabeling of monoclonal antibody (mAb) clones that specifically recognize human CD103 for non-invasive immune positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging of T cell infiltration as potential biomarker for effective anticancer immune responses. First, to determine the feasibility of anti-CD103 immuno-PET to visualize CD103-positive cells at physiologically and clinically relevant target densities, we developed an 89Zr-anti-murine CD103 PET tracer. Healthy, non-tumor bearing C57BL/6 mice underwent serial PET imaging after intravenous injection, followed by ex vivo biodistribution. Tracer specificity and macroscopic tissue distribution were studied using autoradiography combined with CD103 immunohistochemistry. Next, we generated and screened six unique mAbs that specifically target human CD103 positive cells. Optimal candidates were selected for 89Zr-anti-human CD103 PET development. Nude mice (BALB/cOlaHsd-Foxn1nu) with established CD103 expressing Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) or CHO wild-type xenografts were injected with 89Zr-anti-human CD103 mAbs and underwent serial PET imaging, followed by ex vivo biodistribution. 89Zr-anti-murine CD103 PET imaging identified CD103-positive tissues at clinically relevant target densities. For human anti-human CD103 PET development two clones were selected based on strong binding to the CD103+ CD8+ T cell subpopulation in ovarian cancer tumor digests, non-overlapping binding epitopes and differential CD103 blocking properties. In vivo, both 89Zr-anti-human CD103 tracers showed high target-to-background ratios, high target site selectivity and a high sensitivity in human CD103 positive xenografts. CD103 immuno-PET tracers visualize CD103 T cells at relevant densities and are suitable for future non-invasive assessment of cancer reactive T cell infiltration. Ā© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

    • Immunology and Microbiology
    SMAD4 TGF-Ī²-independent function preconditions naive CD8+ T cells to prevent severe chronic intestinal inflammation.

    In The Journal of Clinical Investigation on 15 April 2022 by Igalouzene, R., HernƔndez-Vargas, H., et al.

    PubMed

    SMAD4, a mediator of TGF-Ī² signaling, plays an important role in T cells to prevent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the precise mechanisms underlying this control remain elusive. Using both genetic and epigenetic approaches, we revealed an unexpected mechanism by which SMAD4 prevents naive CD8+ T cells from becoming pathogenic for the gut. Prior to the engagement of the TGF-Ī² receptor, SMAD4 restrains the epigenetic, transcriptional, and functional landscape of the TGF-Ī² signature in naive CD8+ T cells. Mechanistically, prior to TGF-Ī² signaling, SMAD4 binds to promoters and enhancers of several TGF-Ī² target genes, and by regulating histone deacetylation, suppresses their expression. Consequently, regardless of a TGF-Ī² signal, SMAD4 limits the expression of TGF-Ī² negative feedback loop genes, such as Smad7 and Ski, and likely conditions CD8+ T cells for the immunoregulatory effects of TGF-Ī². In addition, SMAD4 ablation conferred naive CD8+ T cells with both a superior survival capacity, by enhancing their response to IL-7, as well as an enhanced capacity to be retained within the intestinal epithelium, by promoting the expression of Itgae, which encodes the integrin CD103. Accumulation, epithelial retention, and escape from TGF-Ī² control elicited chronic microbiota-driven CD8+ T cell activation in the gut. Hence, in a TGF-Ī²-independent manner, SMAD4 imprints a program that preconditions naive CD8+ T cell fate, preventing IBD.

    • In Vivo
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    • Mus musculus (House mouse)
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    • Immunology and Microbiology
    The SKI proto-oncogene restrains the resident CD103+CD8+ T cell response in viral clearance.

    In Cellular Molecular Immunology on 1 October 2021 by Wu, B., Zhang, G., et al.

    PubMed

    Acute viral infection causes illness and death. In addition, an infection often results in increased susceptibility to a secondary infection, but the mechanisms behind this susceptibility are poorly understood. Since its initial identification as a marker for resident memory CD8+ T cells in barrier tissues, the function and regulation of CD103 integrin (encoded by ITGAE gene) have been extensively investigated. Nonetheless, the function and regulation of the resident CD103+CD8+ T cell response to acute viral infection remain unclear. Although TGFĪ² signaling is essential for CD103 expression, the precise molecular mechanism behind this regulation is elusive. Here, we reveal a TGFĪ²-SKI-Smad4 pathway that critically and specifically directs resident CD103+CD8+ T cell generation for protective immunity against primary and secondary viral infection. We found that resident CD103+CD8+ T cells are abundant in both lymphoid and nonlymphoid tissues from uninfected mice. CD103 acts as a costimulation signal to produce an optimal antigenic CD8+ T cell response to acute viral infection. There is a reduction in resident CD103+CD8+ T cells following primary infection that results in increased susceptibility of the host to secondary infection. Intriguingly, CD103 expression inversely and specifically correlates with SKI proto-oncogene (SKI) expression but not R-Smad2/3 activation. Ectopic expression of SKI restricts CD103 expression in CD8+ T cells in vitro and in vivo to hamper viral clearance. Mechanistically, SKI is recruited to the Itgae loci to directly suppress CD103 transcription by regulating histone acetylation in a Smad4-dependent manner. Our study therefore reveals that resident CD103+CD8+ T cells dictate protective immunity during primary and secondary infection. Interfering with SKI function may amplify the resident CD103+CD8+ T cell response to promote protective immunity.Ā© 2020. CSI and USTC.

    • Block
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    • Mus musculus (House mouse)
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    • Cancer Research
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    • Immunology and Microbiology
    Integrin-Ī±V-mediated activation of TGF-Ī² regulates anti-tumour CD8 T cell immunity and response to PD-1 blockade.

    In Nature Communications on 1 September 2021 by Malenica, I., Adam, J., et al.

    PubMed

    TGF-Ī² is secreted in the tumour microenvironment in a latent, inactive form bound to latency associated protein and activated by the integrin Ī±V subunit. The activation of latent TGF-Ī² by cancer-cell-expressed Ī±V re-shapes the tumour microenvironment, and this could affect patient responses to PD-1-targeting therapy. Here we show, using multiplex immunofluorescence staining in cohorts of anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1-treated lung cancer patients, that decreased expression of cancer cell Ī±V is associated with improved immunotherapy-related, progression-free survival, as well as with an increased density of CD8+CD103+ tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes. Mechanistically, tumour Ī±V regulates CD8 T cell recruitment, induces CD103 expression on activated CD8+ T cells and promotes their differentiation to granzyme B-producing CD103+CD69+ resident memory T cells via autocrine TGF-Ī² signalling. Thus, our work provides the underlying principle of targeting cancer cell Ī±V for more efficient PD-1 checkpoint blockade therapy. Ā© 2021. The Author(s).

    • In Vivo
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    • Mus musculus (House mouse)
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    • Immunology and Microbiology
    Dual targeting of lymphocyte homing and retention through Ī±4Ī²7 and Ī±EĪ²7 inhibition in inflammatory bowel disease.

    In Cell Reports Medicine on 17 August 2021 by Dai, B., Hackney, J. A., et al.

    PubMed

    Anti-integrins are therapeutically effective for inflammatory bowel disease, yet the relative contribution of Ī±4Ī²7 and Ī±EĪ²7 to gut lymphocyte trafficking is not fully elucidated. Here, we evaluate the effect of Ī±4Ī²7 and Ī±EĪ²7 blockade using a combination of murine models of gut trafficking and longitudinal gene expression analysis in etrolizumab-treated patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Dual blockade of Ī±4Ī²7 and Ī±EĪ²7 reduces CD8+ TĀ cell accumulation in the gut to a greater extent than blockade of either integrin alone. Anti-Ī±EĪ²7 reduces epithelial:T cell interactions and promotes egress of activated TĀ cells from the mucosa into lymphatics. Inflammatory gene expression is greater in human intestinal Ī±EĪ²7+ TĀ cells. Etrolizumab-treated patients with CD display a treatment-specific reduction in inflammatory and cytotoxic intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) genes. Concurrent blockade of Ī±4Ī²7 and Ī±EĪ²7 promotes reduction of cytotoxic IELs and inflammatory TĀ cells in the gut mucosa through a stepwise inhibition of intestinal tissue entry and retention.Ā© 2021 The Authors.

    • In Vivo
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    • Mus musculus (House mouse)
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    • Immunology and Microbiology
    Hypoxia-inducible factor activity promotes antitumor effector function and tissue residency by CD8+ T cells.

    In The Journal of Clinical Investigation on 1 April 2021 by Liikanen, I., Lauhan, C., et al.

    PubMed

    Adoptive T cell therapies (ACTs) hold great promise in cancer treatment, but low overall response rates in patients with solid tumors underscore remaining challenges in realizing the potential of this cellular immunotherapy approach. Promoting CD8+ T cell adaptation to tissue residency represents an underutilized but promising strategy to improve tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) function. Here, we report that deletion of the HIF negative regulator von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) in CD8+ T cells induced HIF-1Ī±/HIF-2Ī±-dependent differentiation of tissue-resident memory-like (Trm-like) TILs in mouse models of malignancy. VHL-deficient TILs accumulated in tumors and exhibited a core Trm signature despite an exhaustion-associated phenotype, which led to retained polyfunctionality and response to Ī±PD-1 immunotherapy, resulting in tumor eradication and protective tissue-resident memory. VHL deficiency similarly facilitated enhanced accumulation of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells with a Trm-like phenotype in tumors. Thus, HIF activity in CD8+ TILs promotes accumulation and antitumor activity, providing a new strategy to enhance the efficacy of ACTs.

    • Endocrinology and Physiology
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    • Immunology and Microbiology
    Lung CD103+dendritic cells and Clec9a signaling are required for neonatal hyperoxia-induced inflammatory responses to rhinovirus infection.

    In American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology on 1 February 2021 by Cui, T. X., Fulton, C. T., et al.

    PubMed

    Premature infants, especially those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), develop recurrent severe respiratory viral illnesses. We have shown that hyperoxic exposure of immature mice, a model of BPD, increases lung IL-12-producing Clec9a+ CD103+ dendritic cells (DCs), pro-inflammatory responses, and airway hyperreactivity following rhinovirus (RV) infection. However, the requirement for CD103+ DCs and Clec9a, a DAMP receptor that binds necrotic cell cytoskeletal filamentous actin (F-actin), for RV-induced inflammatory responses has not been demonstrated. To test this, 2-day-old C57BL/6J, CD103+ DC-deficient Batf3-/- or Clec9agfp-/- mice were exposed to normoxia or hyperoxia for 14ā€‰days. Also, selected mice were treated with neutralizing antibody against CD103. Immediately after hyperoxia, the mice were inoculated with RV intranasally. We found that compared with wild-type mice, hyperoxia-exposed Batf3-/- mice showed reduced levels of IL-12p40, IFN-Ī³, and TNF-Ī±, fewer IFN-Ī³-producing CD4+ T cells, and decreased airway responsiveness following RV infection. Similar effects were observed in anti-CD103-treated and Clec9agfp-/- mice. Furthermore, hyperoxia increased airway dead cell number and extracellular F-actin levels. Finally, studies in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome showed that tracheal aspirate CLEC9A expression positively correlated with IL12B expression, consistent with the notion that CLEC9A+ cells are responsible for IL-12 production in humans as well as mice. We conclude that CD103+ DCs and Clec9a are required for hyperoxia-induced pro-inflammatory responses to RV infection. In premature infants, Clec9a-mediated activation of CD103+ DCs may promote pro-inflammatory responses to viral infection, thereby driving respiratory morbidity.

    Ī³Ī“ intraepithelial lymphocytes facilitate pathological epithelial cell shedding via CD103-mediated granzyme release

    Preprint on BioRxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology on 21 January 2021 by Hu, M. D., Golovchenko, N. B., et al.

    PubMed

    h4>Summary/h4> Excessive shedding of enterocytes into the intestinal lumen is observed in inflammatory bowel disease and is correlated with disease relapse. However, the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain unclear. Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) expressing the Ī³Ī“ T-cell receptor (TCR) provide surveillance of the intestinal mucosa at steady-state, which is regulated, in part, by CD103. Intravital microscopy of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated mice revealed that Ī³Ī“ IELs make extended contact with shedding enterocytes. These prolonged interactions require CD103 engagement by E-cadherin, as CD103 blockade significantly reduces LPS-induced shedding. Furthermore, we find that granzymes A and B, but not perforin, are required for cell shedding, and that these granzymes are released by Ī³Ī“ IELs both constitutively and following CD103/E-cadherin ligation. These findings indicate that extracellular granzyme facilitates shedding, likely through cleavage of extracellular matrix proteins. Our results uncover a previously unrecognized role for Ī³Ī“ IELs in facilitating pathological cell shedding in a CD103- and granzyme-dependent manner.

    • Conjugation assay
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    • Cell Biology
    An anti-CD103 antibody-drug conjugate prolongs the survival of pancreatic islet allografts in mice.

    In Cell Death & Disease on 30 September 2019 by Xue, D., Liu, P., et al.

    PubMed

    CD103 mediates T-cell infiltration and organ allograft rejection, and depletion of CD103-expressing cells is a promising therapeutic strategy for allograft intolerance. Recently, we verified that M290-MC-MMAF, an anti-CD103 antibody-drug conjugate, potently eliminates CD103-positive cells in vivo, with high specificity and minimal toxicity. However, the contribution of M290-MC-MMAF to blocking the CD103/E-cadherin pathway involved in transplant rejection remains unclear. Herein, we examined the impact of systemic administration of M290-MC-MMAF on allografts in an islet transplantation model. M290-MC-MMAF treatment maintained the long-term survival of islet allografts (>60 days) compared to mock injection or unconjugated M290 antibody treatment (18 days). The change was associated with a decrease in CD103+CD8+ effector T cells and an increase in CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells. CD103+CD8+ effector T-cell transfer or CD4+CD25+ regulatory T-cell depletion resulted in a rapid loss of allografts in long-surviving islet hosts. Moreover, M290-MC-MMAF treatment reduced IL-4, IL-6, and TNF-Ī± expression levels and increased IL-10 expression in the grafts, which presented an immunosuppressive cytokine profile. In conclusion, targeting CD103 with M290-MC-MMAF induced immunosuppression and prolonged the survival of pancreatic islet allografts in mice, indicating the potential clinical value of M290-MC-MMAF in therapeutic interventions for allograft rejection.

    • In Vivo
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    • Mus musculus (House mouse)
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    • Cancer Research
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    • Immunology and Microbiology
    Response to Programmed Cell Death-1 Blockade in a Murine Melanoma Syngeneic Model Requires Costimulation, CD4, and CD8 T Cells.

    In Cancer Immunology Research on 1 October 2016 by Homet Moreno, B., Zaretsky, J. M., et al.

    PubMed

    The programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) limits effector T-cell functions in peripheral tissues, and its inhibition leads to clinical benefit in different cancers. To better understand how PD-1 blockade therapy modulates the tumor-host interactions, we evaluated three syngeneic murine tumor models, the BRAFV600E-driven YUMM1.1 and YUMM2.1 melanomas, and the carcinogen-induced murine colon adenocarcinoma MC38. The YUMM cell lines were established from mice with melanocyte-specific BRAFV600E mutation and PTEN loss (BRAFV600E/PTEN-/-). Anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy engendered strong antitumor activity against MC38 and YUMM2.1, but not YUMM1.1. PD-L1 expression did not differ between the three models at baseline or upon interferon stimulation. Whereas mutational load was high in MC38, it was lower in both YUMM models. In YUMM2.1, the antitumor activity of PD-1 blockade had a critical requirement for both CD4 and CD8 T cells, as well as CD28 and CD80/86 costimulation, with an increase in CD11c+CD11b+MHC-IIhigh dendritic cells and tumor-associated macrophages in the tumors after PD-1 blockade. Compared with YUMM1.1, YUMM2.1 exhibited a more inflammatory profile by RNA sequencing analysis, with an increase in expression of chemokine-trafficking genes that are related to immune cell recruitment and T-cell priming. In conclusion, response to PD-1 blockade therapy in tumor models requires CD4 and CD8 T cells and costimulation that is mediated by dendritic cells and macrophages. Cancer Immunol Res; 4(10); 845-57. Ā©2016 AACR.Ā©2016 American Association for Cancer Research.

    • In Vivo
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    • Block
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    • Mus musculus (House mouse)
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    • Cancer Research
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    • Immunology and Microbiology
    Mucosal imprinting of vaccine-induced CD8āŗ T cells is crucial to inhibit the growth of mucosal tumors.

    In Science Translational Medicine on 13 February 2013 by Sandoval, F., Terme, M., et al.

    PubMed

    Although many human cancers are located in mucosal sites, most cancer vaccines are tested against subcutaneous tumors in preclinical models. We therefore wondered whether mucosa-specific homing instructions to the immune system might influence mucosal tumor outgrowth. We showed that the growth of orthotopic head and neck or lung cancers was inhibited when a cancer vaccine was delivered by the intranasal mucosal route but not the intramuscular route. This antitumor effect was dependent on CD8āŗ T cells. Indeed, only intranasal vaccination elicited mucosal-specific CD8āŗ T cells expressing the mucosal integrin CD49a. Blockade of CD49a decreased intratumoral CD8āŗ T cell infiltration and the efficacy of cancer vaccine on mucosal tumor. We then showed that after intranasal vaccination, dendritic cells from lung parenchyma, but not those from spleen, induced the expression of CD49a on cocultured specific CD8āŗ T cells. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from human mucosal lung cancer also expressed CD49a, which supports the relevance and possible extrapolation of these results in humans. We thus identified a link between the route of vaccination and the induction of a mucosal homing program on induced CD8āŗ T cells that controlled their trafficking. Immunization route directly affected the efficacy of the cancer vaccine to control mucosal tumors.