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Fig. 1 | Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

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From: CAR T cell therapy for breast cancer: harnessing the tumor milieu to drive T cell activation

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4/7ICR improves the cytolytic function and proliferation of CAR.MUC1 T cells in presence of IL4. a Schematic representation of 1st generation CAR.MUC1 (1G) construct. b CAR.MUC1 expression on activated T cells measured 3 days post-transduction (representative donor on the left, summary data on the right). Data represents mean ± SEM (n = 6). c Phenotypic analysis of MUC1 expression on different cell lines (top panel) and in vitro cytolytic function of control (NT) and CAR T cells assessed in a 5 hr 51Cr-release assay at E:Ts of 1.25:1 to 40:1, using MUC1+ targets (293T/MUC1, MDA MB 468, MCF-7) and MUC1- target (293T) (bottom). Data represents mean ± SEM (n = 5). d Schematic of 4/7ICR vector map. e Transgenic expression of both 4/7ICR and CAR.MUC1 in T cells as detected by mOrange and anti-IgG, respectively. Right panel shows summary data representing the percentage of double-positive cells (1G.4/7ICR) (mean ± SEM, n = 4). f Cytolytic function of transgenic (1G or 1G.4/7ICR) T cells pre-exposed to IL4 as assessed in a 4 hr 51Cr-release assay using MDA MB 468 as a target at the indicated E:T ratios. Statistical significance was calculated between 1G and 1G.4/7ICR using One-way ANOVA, p < 0.05. g Cell expansion of 1G or 1G.4/7ICR T cells (1 × 106) stimulated weekly with irradiated MDA MB 468 cells (0.5 × 106) with IL4 (400 U/mL) added twice weekly. T cell expansion was quantified by cell counting using trypan blue exclusion to assess cell viability. Statistical significance was calculated between 1G and 1G.4/7ICR using One-way ANOVA, p < 0.01

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