CD40 induces migration in human MM cells expressing mutant p53.
MM cells were plated on a polycarbonate membrane (8 μm pore size) precoated with fibronectin (5 μg/mL [μM]) in the transwell cluster plate and were activated using 0 to 10 μg/mL (μM) sCD40L (A) or anti-CD40 mAb (G28.5) (B) added to the lower chamber. Cells were cultured at restrictive temperature (37°C) with mt p53 or at permissive temperature (28°C) with wt p53. Migrated cells in the lower chamber were counted using a Coulter counter ZBII. (C) Isotype control antibody MOPC 21 (10 μg/mL [μM]) did not induce transmigration in MM cells at restrictive temperature. Results are representative of 2 independent experiments. (■) RPMI 8226 at 37°C; (▤) RPMI 8226 at 30°C; (▪) SV at 37°C; () SV at 30°C. (D) Patient MM1-5 cells were subjected to transmigration assay, using sCD40L (10 μg/mL [μM]) in the lower chamber at 37°C. (▪) MM1; (
) MM2; (■) MM3; (░) MM4; (
) MM5. Increased transmigration is observed in MM cells expressing mutated p53 (MM2, MM4, MM5), but not in those with wt p53 (MM1, MM3), after CD40 activation.