Project description:To compare the cell signaling events between PC-3 cells and MDA-MB-468 cells, we performed a Reverse Phase of Protein Array (RPPA) profiling on 468 and PC-3 Cells that treated with DMSO, AZD5363, MS21 at 1µM for 24hr respectively.
Project description:Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from immune mediated destruction of pancreatic beta cells. However, clinical and immunologic phenotypes of T1DM are variable. Several auto-antibodies including GADA, IA-2A, and ZnT8A, were identified in T1DM, but the prevalence of these auto-antibodies varied for a broad spectrum of T1DM. Here, we systemically profiled auto-antibodies from serum samples of 16 T1DM, 16 type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients, and 27 healthy controls with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) using protein microarrays containing 9,480 proteins. Among 9,480 different proteins on the array, we identified novel auto-antibody candidates (EEF1A1-AAb and UBE2L3-AAb) by M-test coupled with PLS-DA. These auto-antibodies were highly present in T1DM than controls and detected in 40% of T1DM without GADA. Furthermore, these auto-antibodies might help to differentiate subtype of T1DM when combined with GADA. These novel auto-antibodies provide new diagnostic information of T1DM, as well as new insights into the pathogenesis of T1DM.
Project description:A number of six proteins were selected during immunoscreening and further analyses. The proteins were divided in silico into overlapping 15-mer oligopeptides with an overlap of 11 residues. The microarrays were incubated with different antibodies to K. pneumoniae, C. jejuni and S. aureus.
Project description:The screening of a cDNA derived expression library of Klebsiella pneumoniae MGH 78578 expressed in E.coli using a fusion construct and specific HaloTag interaction to a modified surface is shown. Thus, 1536 different clones were screened including positive (ompA, mdh) and negative (pyrC, gapA) reference proteins. The goal of the screening was to identify potential novel immunogenic proteins from K. pneumoniae by selecting clones showing a high signal intensity in comparison to the known antigens used as positve markers. Afterwards, the most promising clones were sequenced to identify the gene and corresponding protein and these proteins were then investigated further. Consequently, 14 novel immunogenic proteins could be identified.
Project description:This dataset contains peptide array information from 120 patients from 5 different cancer types using classic blinded test/train method. This array is library 1 (GPL17600).
Project description:Mice were immunized with either formalin fixed Influenza A/PR/8/34 (Killed PR8), the 2006-2007 seasonal influenza vaccine, the 2007-2008 seasonal influenza vaccine, a sublethal infection (live PR8) or mock immunized (PBS). Array data was used to distinguish the immunogens from each other and predict which of the three inactivated vaccines would be protective against A/PR/8/34 challenge.
Project description:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting PD-1/L1 have modest efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as single agents, but combination regimens have demonstrated increased clinical benefit at the expense of treatment toxicities. Exposed phosphatidylserine suppresses the innate immune response in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Targeting phosphatidylserine does not induce tumor responses in the clinical setting when used as monotherapy or in combination with cytotoxic and targeted therapies, but may induce pro-inflammatory and –immune stimulating effects that enhance ICI activity. This hypothesis was tested in a single-arm phase 2 trial evaluating bavituximab, a phosphatidylserine targeting antibody, plus pembrolizumab in patients with unresectable HCC who had not received prior systemic treatments (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03519997). The primary end point was investigator-assessed objective response rate (ORR) among evaluable patients, and secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS) and the incidence of adverse events. Among 28 evaluable patients, the ORR was 32.1%, including 2 complete responses, and a disease control rate of 64.3%. Median PFS was 6.3 months (95% CI, 1.3-11.3 months). Treatment related adverse events of any grade occurred in 45.7% of patients with grade 3 or 4 adverse events occurring in 14.3% of patients. Exploratory analyses of baseline tumor specimens showed that a depletion of B cells, and the expression of smooth muscle actin and immune checkpoints in stroma was associated with tumor response. An RNA-based TME assay which distinguishes immune-rich of inflammatory tumors was also shown to be predictive of ORR. These results suggest that targeting phosphatidylserine may lead to synergistic effects with ICIs without increasing toxicity rates, and future studies on this therapeutic strategy may be guided by biomarkers characterizing the TME.
Project description:The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that IFN high SLE patient sera is more reactive to whole histone proteins and post-translationally modified histone peptides than IFN low patient sera. We diluted patient sera 1:250 and incubated dilutions on a nitrocellulose-platform array printed with whole protein and peptide histone antigens.