Stable expression of a retrovirally transferred adhesion molecule in a human melanoma-specific cytotoxic T lymohocyte clone

The adoptive transfer of in vitro generated tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) is considered a promising perspective in cancer therapy. One possible drawback lies in the inappropriate homing of in vitro cultured lymphocytes, which could be circumvented by introducing the appropriate target...

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Published in:Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII immunotherapy : CII, 1998-03, Vol.46 (1), p.61-66
Main Authors: Cochlovius, B, Zawadzki, V, Perschl, A, Zöller, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adoptive Transfer
Animals
Genetic Vectors
gp100 Melanoma Antigen
Humans
Hyaluronan Receptors - biosynthesis
Hyaluronan Receptors - immunology
Melanoma - immunology
Membrane Glycoproteins - immunology
Mice
Neoplasm Proteins - immunology
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic - immunology
Transfection - methods
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Summary:The adoptive transfer of in vitro generated tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) is considered a promising perspective in cancer therapy. One possible drawback lies in the inappropriate homing of in vitro cultured lymphocytes, which could be circumvented by introducing the appropriate targeting molecules. Here we describe a protocol that allows a rapid and stable transfection of cytotoxic T cell clones. As a model system we used a CTL clone specific for the melanoma-associated antigen gp100 and a cDNA encoding for murine CD14 containing the variant exen v10 which is supposed to facilitate lymphocyte homing towards the skin. CD44v10 cDNA was ligated into the retroviral vector pMV-7, which was used to transfect the ecotropic GP-E-86 and the amphotropic PA317 cells. After several cycles of transduction to increase the viral titre, supernatants of the amphotropic PA317-CD44v10 line were used for transduction of CD44v10 into a human CTL clone. After three cycles of transduction at 12-h intervals, low but stable expression of CD44v10 was observed throughout the culture period of 10 weeks. The phenotype of the transduced CTL clone was unaltered and the cytotoxic potential was only slightly reduced as compared to the parental clone. The efficiency of stable transduction within a period of 1 week makes the protocol well suited for the in vivo transfer of transduced cells and, in the special case, should guarantee appropriate homing of the transduced CTL clone.
ISSN:0340-7004
1432-0851