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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Differences in the phenotypes and transcriptomic signatures of chimeric antigen receptor T lymphocytes manufactured

Anna Niu, Jintao Zou, Xuan Hu, Zhang Zhang, Lingyu Su, Jing Wang, Xing Lu, Wei Zhang, Wei Chen, Xiaopeng Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Anna NiuBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Jintao ZouBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Xuan HuBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Zhang ZhangBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Lingyu SuBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Jing WangBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Xing LuBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Wei ZhangNanhu Laboratory, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Wei ChenBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Xiaopeng ZhangBeijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy is an innovative treatment for CD19-expressing lymphomas. CAR-T cells are primarily manufactured via lentivirus transfection or transposon electroporation. While anti-tumor efficacy comparisons between the two methods have been conducted, there is a current dearth of studies investigating the phenotypes and transcriptome alterations induced in T cells by the two distinct manufacturing methods. Here, we established CAR-T signatures using fluorescent imaging, flow cytometry, and RNA-sequencing. A small fraction of CAR-T cells that were produced using the PiggyBac transposon (PB CAR-T cells) exhibited much higher expression of CAR than those produced using a lentivirus (Lenti CAR-T cells). PB and Lenti CAR-T cells contained more cytotoxic T cell subsets than control T cells, and Lenti CAR-T cells presented a more pronounced memory phenotype. RNA-sequencing further revealed vast disparities between the two CAR-T cell groups, with PB CAR-T cells exhibiting greater upregulation of cytokines, chemokines, and their receptors. Intriguingly, PB CAR-T cells singularly expressed IL-9 and fewer cytokine release syndrome-associated cytokines when activated by target cells. In addition, PB CAR-T cells exerted faster

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Receptors, Chimeric AntigenCytokinesElectroporationPhenotypeReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRNAT-LymphocytesTranscriptomeTransfectionCytokinesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric AntigenRNAchimeric antigen receptor T lymphocytelentiviral transfectionphenotypepiggyBac transposontranscriptomic signature

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