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CFDEV
δ^2+γδT cells (x10-4
)WT 2A1null10123Unstimulated 4
ZoledronateNo APC MEL-62
2A1null101020304050MEL-62
2A1null2MEL-62
WT
No APC MEL-62
2A1null1MEL-62
2A1null2MEL-62
WTCD25 (%)CD3 (MFI x 10-3
)010203040Relative number ofviable cells (%)Time (h)24 48 72050100MEL-62 WT
MEL-62 WT + Zol
MEL-62 BTN2A1null1
MEL-62 BTN2A1null1 + Zol*1005025075IFN-γ (pg/ml)101100102103104Unstim. Unstim.CD25 (%)CD3+
CD28HMBPP CD3+
CD28HMBPPNo mAb
Isotype
Hu34C236
266227267*Vδ 2 + Vδ 1 +CD250%0%
10%
13%1%
4%
4%
2%
2%
3%7.7K
4.4K
4.2K
7.7K
7.3K
7.2K2.6K
2.6K
2.5K
2.6K
2.5K
2.5K
CD3εA Vδ 2 +γδ T cells B01020304050CD25 (%)Zol:–+++++IsotypemAb: – –2A1 (Hu34C)2A1 (259)2A1 (267)–+++++Isotype––2A1 (Hu34C)2A1 (259)2A1 (267)Vδ 1 +γδ T cells02.55.07.510CD3 (MFI x 10-3
)02001,0002,0003,000IFN-γ (pg/ml)–+++++Isotype––2A1 (Hu34C)2A1 (259)2A1 (267)Zol:
mAb:01002,0003,0004,000TNF (pg/ml)5,0004,0001,00038%
36%*****************
********nsnsnsFig. 3.gdT cell functional responses to pAg depend on BTN2A1.(A)CD25
expression and CD3emean fluorescence intensity (MFI) on Vd 2 +and control
Vd 1 +T cells gated among PBMCs cultured for 24 hours ± 4mMzoledronate
and ± 10mg/ml neutralizing anti-BTN2A1 mAb as indicated. p<0.01,
p< 0.001, by ANOVA. (B)IFN-gand TNF concentration in the culture super-
natants from (A). p< 0.01, p< 0.001, by Friedman test. (C)CD3MFIand
CD25 expression on purified in vitro–expanded Vd 2 +T cells cocultured with parental
orBTN2A1nullLM-MEL-62 APCs without (gray) or with (blue) 4mM zoledronate. Each
symbol represents a different donor. Bar graphs depict mean ± SEM of the donors,
each averaged from the technical replicates. (D)NumberofVd 2 +gdT cells in cocultures
of PBMCs with parental orBTN2A1null1LM-MEL-62 APC after a 2-day challenge with
1 mM zoledronate followed by maintenanceof nonadherent PBMCs for an additional
7 days in media containing IL-2. *p<0.05usingaMann–Whitney test. (E) Cell viability
(mean ± SEM) as determined using the metabolic dye MTS, normalized against input
cell number, of cocultures of parental (WT) or BTN2A1nullLM-MEL-62 targets with in
vitro–expanded Vd 2 +T cells, at the indicated time points ± 1mMzoledronate.*p<0.05
using a Mann–Whitney test between zoledronate-treated groups. (F) CD25 expression
(left) and IFN-gconcentration (right) after culture of purified in vitro–expanded
Vd 2 +T cells with HMBPP (0.5 ng/ml) or plate-bound anti-CD3 plus anti-CD28
(10mg/ml each) ± 10mg/ml neutralizing anti-BTN2A1 mAb. Data represent [(A) and
(B)]n= 8 donors pooled from two independent experiments; (C)n=2to3donors
pooled from three independent experiments, each performed withn= 1 to 4 technical
replicates indicated by different symbols; (D)n= 4 donors, each averaged from one
to five technical replicates acrossfive independent experiments; (E)n=4donors,
each averaged from two to six technical replicates across six independent experiments;
(F)n= 8 donors pooled from two independent experiments. Zol, zoledronate.RESEARCH | RESEARCH ARTICLE