Figure 5.
Cytotoxicity of fDT-bound C7-Fc antibody in breast cancer cells with different levels of CD239 expression. (a) Flow cytometric analysis of CD239 expression in MCF7 cells (left panels) and transfectants (right panels). Solid lines show C7-Fc (CD239, upper panel) and Herceptin (HER2, lower panel); grey fill indicates Fc recombinant protein and control antibody. CD239 was highly expressed on transfectants. (b) Cytotoxicity of fDT-bound C7-Fc in parent cells (MCF7) and transfectants (CD239(Lu)MCF7). Cell proliferation was measured as described above. fDT-bound C7-Fc effectively killed CD239-overexpressing cells.