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. 2024 Dec 30;14:31838. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-82957-9

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

The AMBRA1 activator ULK1 is required for CTL differentiation and function. (A) RT-qPCR analysis of human RUNX3 and T-BET mRNA in CTLs treated with SBI-0206965 or vehicle (DMSO).18S was used for normalization. Data are shown as mean fold ± SD of treated vs untreated CTLs (ndonor = 3, one sample t test, vehicle value in CTLs set as 1). (B) RT-qPCR analysis of the GZMA, GZMB, PRF, GNLY and SRGN mRNA in CTLs treated with SBI-0206965 or vehicle. Data are shown as mean fold ± SD of treated vs untreated CTLs. 18S was used for normalization (ndonor = 3, one sample t test, vehicle value = 1). (C) Immunoblot analysis of the LG components GZMB and PRF in CTLs treated with SBI-0206965 or vehicle. Actin was used as loading control. The migration of molecular mass markers is indicated. The histogram shows the quantification of GZMB and PRF protein expression in SBI-0206965-treated CTLs related to untreated CTLs. Data are shown as mean fold ± SD (ndonor = 3, one sample t test, vehicle value = 1). (D) Real-time calcein release-based killing assay. CTLs either untreated or treated with SBI-0206965 were co-cultured with sAg-loaded Raji B cells at the target:effector ratios indicated. The graph shows the kinetics of target cell killing quantified by measuring calcein fluorescence every 10 min for 4 h. The histogram shows the quantification of the percentage of target cell death at the endpoint (4 h) of independent experiments carried out on CTLs from ndonor = 3, performed in duplicate. Data are shown as mean fold ± SD (n = 3, one-way ANOVA test). ** P ≤ 0.01; *** P ≤ 0.001; **** P ≤ 0.0001.