Activation of human Natural Killer cells by graphene oxide-templated antibody nanoclusters
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Author(s)
Loftus, Christian
Saeed, Mezida
Davis, Daniel
Dunlop, IE
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
An emerging new paradigm is that immune cell activation is controlled by transient interactions between supramolecular assemblies of receptors and ligands. Current immunotherapy biologic pharmaceuticals that activate or desensitize NK cells are, however, individual molecules that do not replicate this nanoscale organization of proteins. Here, we use nanoscale graphene oxide (NGO) as a template to generate soluble nanoscale clusters of Natural Killer cell-activating antibodies. We control nanocluster size and molecular number to mimic reported values for cell surface proteins. These NGO-templated molecular nanoclusters, used to stimulate NK cells via the CD16 receptor, successfully induced cellular activation, indicated by degranulation of cytolytic granules and IFN-γ secretion. Importantly, activation significantly exceeded that induced by the same antibodies applied as a solution of individual molecules. These results demonstrate that future immunotherapies could be enhanced by assembling immunomodulatory drugs into nanoclusters and establish NGO-templating as a candidate technology.
Date Issued
2018-05-09
Date Acceptance
2018-04-13
Citation
Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2018, 18 (5), pp.3282-3289
ISSN
1530-6984
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
3282
End Page
3289
Journal / Book Title
Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology
Volume
18
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2018 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,
provided the author and source are cited.
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,
provided the author and source are cited.
Sponsor
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Identifier
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01089
Grant Number
G1001044
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
Bionanotechnology
biofunctional nanoparticles
graphene oxide
NK cell
immune cell activation
NK CELLS
IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSE
CANCER-IMMUNOTHERAPY
T-CELLS
CYTOTOXICITY
NANOGRAPHENE
THERAPY
LIGAND
Bionanotechnology
NK cell
biofunctional nanoparticles
graphene oxide
immune cell activation
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Cell Degranulation
Cells, Cultured
Graphite
Humans
Immunoconjugates
Killer Cells, Natural
Lymphocyte Activation
Nanoconjugates
Oxides
Receptors, IgG
Killer Cells, Natural
Cells, Cultured
Humans
Oxides
Graphite
Receptors, IgG
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Immunoconjugates
Lymphocyte Activation
Cell Degranulation
Nanoconjugates
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-04-20