Project description:Identification of the mechanisms through which BET inhibitor (OTX-015) stimulates natural killer (NK) activation. RNA-seq was performed comparing vehicle- (DMSO) to OTX-015-treated NK-92 cell line.
Project description:To investigate how the overexpression of a constitutively active human NHE1 may affect cytotoxicity-related gene expression in NK-92 cells, we established NK-92 cell lines stably express the NHE1 or empty vector (EV) control by lentiviral transduction.
Project description:NK-92 cells and their CAR-modified derivatives exhibit strong cytotoxic activity against tumors and are promising "off-the-shelf" therapeutics compared to CAR-T cells. In order to ensure safety and prevent the occurrence of secondary tumors, (CAR-)NK-92 cells need to be inactivated before transfusion. With increasing clinical use, there is a growing demand for enhanced safety and an efficient method that stops cell proliferation, but better maintains the cytotoxic effector functions of the cells compared to commonly used gamma irradiation. Recently, low-energy electron irradiation (LEEI) was successfully applied for inactivation of bacteria and viruses for vaccine production, and was described as a method for NK-92 inactivation for the first time. In the present publication, data on extensive characterization of LEEI and its comparison with gamma irradiation for the inactivation of parental NK-92 cells as well as CD123-directed CAR-NK-92 cells are provided. Our results show that both irradiation methods cause a progressive decrease in cell viability and are therefore suitable for inhibition of proliferation. Notably, cytotoxicity of the NK cells was significantly reduced by gamma irradiation, but not by LEEI three days after irradiation, compared to non-irradiated cells. Both gamma irradiation as well as LEEI led to substantial DNA-damage and an accumulation of irradiated cells in the G2/M phase. In addition, transcriptomic analysis of cells irradiated with both methods revealed approximately 12-fold more differentially expressed genes after gamma irradiation compared to LEEI. Analysis of surface molecules revealed an irradiation-induced decrease in CD56 expression but no changes in the levels of the activating receptors NKp46, NKG2D, and NKp30. Conclusions: The present data show that LEEI efficiently inactivates (CAR )NK-92 cells and sustains their cytotoxic capacity better than gamma irradiation. Taking into account additional logistic advantages of LEEI proves a potent alternative in the manufacturing of (CAR-)NK-92 cells for clinical application.
Project description:In this study we have compared the proteomic profile of extracellular vesicles (EVs) prepared from primary, human NK cells or the human NK cell lines NK-92 and KHYG-1 cultured for 48hrs in serum-free conditions. EVs were harvested from cells either under resting conditions (culture in IL-15) or upon activation (combination of IL-12, IL-15, and IL-18). In addition, primary NK cells were activated in the presence of anti-CD16-coated beads, and EVs harvested after 48hrs. The aim was to compare their ability to target and kill a variety of tumor cell line-derived spheroids
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of CHO-K1 cells comparing to in-house serum-free and suspension adapted CHO-K1 cells in the exponential phase. Goal was to determine the effects of serum on CHO-K1 cells.
Project description:Natural killer (NK) cells stand out as promising candidates for cellular immunotherapy due to their capacity to kill malignant cells. However, the therapeutic use of NK cells is often dependent on cell expansion and activation with considerable amounts of serum and exogenous cytokines. We aimed to develop an expansion protocol for NK-92 cells in an effort to generate a cost-efficient, xeno-free, clinical grade manufactured master cell line for therapeutic applications. By making functional assays with NK-92 cells cultured under serum-free conditions (NK-92SF) and comparing to serum-supplemented NK-92 cells (NK-92S) we did not observe significant alterations in the viability, proliferation, receptor expression levels, or in perforin and granzyme levels. Interestingly, even though NK-92SF cells displayed decreased degranulation and cytotoxicity against tumor cells in vitro, the degranulation capacity was recovered after overnight incubation with 20% serum in the medium. Moreover, lentiviral vector-based genetic modification efficiency of NK-92SF cells was comparable with NK-92S cells. The application of similar strategies can be useful in reducing the costs of manufacturing cells for clinical use and can help us understand and implement strategies towards chemically defined expansion and genetic modification protocols.
Project description:In this study we have compared the proteomic profile of subsets of extracellular vesicles (EVs) prepared from the human NK cell line NK-92 cultured for 48hrs in serum-free conditions supplemented with 10 ng/ml human recombinant IL-15. The aim was to isolate and define an EV subset with cytolytic activity against tumor cells. Fort his purpose, bulk EVs were separated according to size (via size exclusion chromatography; SEC) or density (density gradient ultracentrifugation; DG-UC).
Project description:We engrafted empty vector, wild type CCL22, and Pro79Arg-CCL22 mutant-expressing NK-92 cells into NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl Tg(IL15)1Sz/SzJ mice to assess in vivo function of detected CCL22 mutations. Engrafted Pro79Arg NK-92 cells recapitulated the phenotype of CLPD-NK patients with CCL22 mutations.