Figure 2.

Generation, isolation, and characterization of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)‐specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)‐engineered natural killer (NK) cells (EGFR‐CAR NK cells). (A) Flow cytometric analysis of phenotypic and subset composition of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) labeled with anti‐CD3‐PE‐Cy7, anti‐CD56‐PE. (B‐C) Flow cytometric analysis of phenotypic and subset composition of NK cells labeled with anti‐CD3‐PE‐Cy7, anti‐CD56‐PE, and anti‐CD69‐APC‐Cy7. (D) The percentage of CD3‐/CD56 + cells in day 0 PBMCs and day14 PBMC culture. (E) Real‐time PCR and (F) Western blotting analyses of the expression of exogenous CD3ζ in the non‐transduced NK cells, Con‐CAR NK cells, EGFR‐CAR‐1 NK cells, and EGFR‐CAR‐2 NK cells. β‐actin was used as an endogenous control. (G) The transduced NK cells stained with IgG‐FITC and EGFR‐FITC antibodies were detected by flow cytometry