Source: Bailey, M. J., et al. A Method to Assess Fc-mediated Effector Functions Induced by Influenza Hemagglutinin Specific Antibodies. J. Vis. Exp. (2018).
This video demonstrates an assay measuring the antibody-mediated activation of T cell effector functions. Adding an influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA)-specific monoclonal antibody to transfected mammalian cells expressing HA results in the formation of immune complexes with HA. Upon introducing engineered T cells expressing Fc receptors and a luciferase reporter, the T cells are activated by the antibody-HA complexes, and this activation is detected by adding a luciferase substrate and measuring the produced bioluminescence.
1. Expression of Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin via Transfection
2. Assessing the FcRg/NFAT-mediated Activation of Luciferase Activity by Monoclonal Antibodies or Sera
Figure 1: A schematic of a sample plate layout and composition of the experimental groups. (A) The starting concentration for each antibody sample is at 10 µg/mL and serially diluted across the plate (column 1 to column 12) 4-fold. Each sample is done in triplicates. Row G is reserved for the no mAb control, and Row H is the background. (B) The final volume for each experimental group before the addition of luciferase substrate buffer is 75 µL. Of note, the sample and ‘no mAb groups’ have 25 µL of effector cells added, while the background control groups have 75 µL of assay media.
The authors have nothing to disclose.
HEK 293T cells | ATCC | CRL-3216 | Human embryonic kidney cells |
Lipofectamine 2000 | Life Technologies | 11668019 | Transfection reagent |
1X Opti-MEM Reduced Serum Medium | ThermoFisher Scientific | 51985-034 | |
White tissue culture treated 96-well plate | Corning, Inc. | 3917 | Assay plates |
10X MEM | Gibco | 11430-030 | |
Jurkat cell expressing murine FcgRIV | Promega | M1201 | Kit provides includes cells, Bio-Glo Luciferase assay system, 1X RPMI and low IgG serum |
Jurkat cell expressing human FcgRIIIa | Promega | G7010 | Kit provides includes cells, Bio-Glo Luciferase assay system, 1X RPMI and low IgG serum |
Jurkat cell expressing human FcgRIIa | Promega | G9901 | Kit provides includes cells, Bio-Glo Luciferase assay system, 1X RPMI and low IgG serum |
Luminometer | BioTek | Synergy H1 Multi-Mode reader | Luminescence plate reader |
Bio-Glo Luciferase Assay System | Promega | G7940 | Contains luciferase assay buffer and luciferase assay substrate |