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. 2019 Oct 31;14(10):e0224022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224022

Table 1. Effect of M-antibodies on ERK phosphorylation in cell lines expressing human and rat Trk receptors.

BDNF NT-3 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
TrkB (human) HEK293 EC50 nM 0.68 ± 0.16 (16) 2.05 ± 0.92 (8) >100 (4) >100 (4) 0.33 ± 0.08 (4) 0.41 ± 0.19 (5) 0.66 ± 0.22 (5) 0.57 ± 0.12 (4) >100 (4)
Max (%) 114 ± 5.25 58.5 ± 5.46 NA NA 89.4 ± 16.0 68.1 ± 11.0 68.7 ± 13.0 94.7 ± 18.0 NA
TrkB (rat) HEK293 EC50 nM 0.19 ± 0.03 (28) 10.7 ± 3.47 (12) ND ND 0.18± 0.05 (11) 0.93 (2) 0.49 (2) 1.77 ± 0.63 (4) ND
Max (%) 104 ± 2.79 83.0± 17.3 ND ND 70.4 ± 26.6 61.2 49.5 79.5 ± 2.14 ND
TrkC (human) NIH3T3 EC50 nM 26.8 ± 10.4 (12) 0.40 ± 0.05 (40) 0.94 ± 0.74 (12) 0.58 ± 0.14 (17) >100 (4) >100 (4) >100 (4) >100 (5) 0.06 ± 0.02 (11)
Max (%) 104 ± 20.8 106 ± 1.47 67.8 ± 8.64 82.0 ± 7.49 NA NA NA NA 68.2 ± 6.26
TrkC (rat) NIH3T3 EC50 nM 4.97 (2) 0.21 ± 0.08 (7) 0.65 ± 0.42 (6) 0.67 ± 0.44 (5) >100 (2) >100 (2) >100 (2) >100 (2) 0.22 ± 0.15 (7)
Max (%) 76.2 103 ± 2.52 56.8 ± 8.16 82.3 ± 5.36 NA NA NA NA 76.9 ± 7.68
NGF NT-3 BDNF M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7
TrkA (human) NIH3T3 EC50 nM 0.97 ± 0.73 (4) 4.35 ± 1.91 (4) >100 (3) ND >100 (3) ND ND ND ND
Max (%) 106 ± 5.65 73.6 ± 5.08 NA ND NA ND ND ND ND

(Top) M-antibodies have similar effects on human and rat Trk receptors as measured by phospho-ERK AlphaLISA. No statistically significant differences were detected when comparing the M-antibodies between the human and corresponding rat cell line. (Bottom) A phospho-ERK response was detected in cells expressing TrkA when treated with NGF or NT-3, but not BDNF or M3. ND: Not Done; NA: Not Applicable; Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times the experiment was performed.