Figure 3
Figure 3. WT1-specific T cells induced by DNA vaccination are peptide specific and kill target cells presenting WT1. Splenocyte cultures from individual mice previously immunized with (A) p.DOM-WT1.37, (B) p.DOM-WT1.126, or (C) p.DOM-WT1.235 were established by stimulation in vitro for 2 weeks before assessing cytotoxicity by 51Cr-release assay. Cytotoxicity was assessed at the effector:target ratios shown, against human tumor cells endogenously expressing WT1 and stably transduced with the chimeric humanized MHC class I molecule, HHD, denoted as HHD+WT1+ (specifically, KYO-HHD (A and C) or 697-HHD (B) cells). Cell lines expressing either WT1 (HHD−WT1+) or HHD (HHD+WT1−) were included as negative controls (KYO-1 and C1RA2-HHD, respectively), HHD-transduced cells pulsed with the relevant peptide were used as positive controls.

WT1-specific T cells induced by DNA vaccination are peptide specific and kill target cells presenting WT1. Splenocyte cultures from individual mice previously immunized with (A) p.DOM-WT1.37, (B) p.DOM-WT1.126, or (C) p.DOM-WT1.235 were established by stimulation in vitro for 2 weeks before assessing cytotoxicity by 51Cr-release assay. Cytotoxicity was assessed at the effector:target ratios shown, against human tumor cells endogenously expressing WT1 and stably transduced with the chimeric humanized MHC class I molecule, HHD, denoted as HHD+WT1+ (specifically, KYO-HHD (A and C) or 697-HHD (B) cells). Cell lines expressing either WT1 (HHDWT1+) or HHD (HHD+WT1) were included as negative controls (KYO-1 and C1RA2-HHD, respectively), HHD-transduced cells pulsed with the relevant peptide were used as positive controls.

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