Source: Steblyanko, M., et al. Assessment of the Synaptic Interface of Primary Human T Cells from Peripheral Blood and Lymphoid Tissue. J. Vis. Exp. (2018).
This video demonstrates an in vitro technique to study immune synapse formation between primary human T cells and supported lipid bilayers (SLB). T cell surface proteins interact with respective ligands immobilized on SLB to form an immune synapse, followed by the movement of lytic granules towards the synapse, which is visualized using fluorescence microscopy.
All procedures involving sample collection have been performed in accordance with the institute's IRB guidelines.
1. Isolation of CD4+ T Cells for an Image Analysis
2. Components for the Preparation of the Planar Lipid Bilayers
3. Formation of Glass-supported Planar Lipid Bilayers
4. Imaging of the T Cells Interaction with the Planar Bilayer
The authors have nothing to disclose.
CD4 T cell isolation kit, human | Miltenyl Biotec | 130-096-533 | |
CD8 T cells Isolation Kit, human | Miltenyl Biotec | 130-096-495 | |
DOPC | Avanti Polar Lipids | 850375C | |
DOGS NTA | Avanti Polar Lipids | 790528C | |
Biotinyl Cap PE | Avanti Polar Lipids | 870273C | |
Human Serum Albumin | Octapharma USA | NDC 68982-643-01 | |
sticky-Slide VI 0.4 | ibidi | 80608 | |
Coverslips for sticky-Slides | ibidi | 10812 | |
Bioptech FCS2 Chamber | Bioptech | 060319-2-03 | |
anti-CD3 antibody | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 16-0037-81 | OKT3 clone, hybridoma cells are available from ATCC |
anti- CD28 antibody | Genetex | GTX14664 | 9.3 clone |
Casein | Sigma | C5890 | |
Biotin-PEO4-NHS | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 21329 | |
DMSO | Sigma | D2650-5 | |
Alexa Fluor 488 protein labeling kit with column for labeled protein purification | Thermo Fisher Scientific | A10235 | |
Alexa Fluor 568 protein labeling kit with column for labeled protein purification | Thermo Fisher Scientific | A10238 | |
Amersham Cy5 NHS Ester | GE Life Science | PA15101 | |
pMT/V5-His A, B, C Drosophila Expression Vectors | Thermo Fisher Scientific | V412020 | |
pcopneo, G418 Drosophila expression vector for positive selection | ATCC | 37409 | |
Serum free Drosophial media Insect-XPRESS | Lonza | 12-730Q | |
Hybridoma YN1/1.7.4 | ATCC | CRL1878 | The hybridoma secrets antibody against ICAM-1. |
Cyanogen bromide-activated-Sepharose 4B | Sigma-Aldrich | C9142 | Utilized for preparation of Sepharose with covelently bound anti-ICAM antibody. |
MasterFlex tangential flow concentrator | Cole-Parmer | 77601-60 7592-40 | Used for ICAM-1 containing supernatant concentration and dialysis of ICAM-1 containing supernant |
Centramate Lab Tangential Flow Systems | Pall Laboratory | FS002K10 OS010T12 FS005K10 | Used for ICAM-1 containing supernatant concentration and dialysis of ICAM-1 containing supernant |
Ni-NTA Agarose | QIAGEN | 30210 | |
Dialysis tubing | Spectra/Por | 131384 | |
Papain from papaya latex | Sigma | P3125 | |
mouse anti-human antibody against CD107a | BD Bioscences | 555798 | Clone H4A3 |
Ansell Natural Blue Gloves | Fisher Scientific | 19-014-539 | |
Nalgene Polypropylene Scissor-Type Forceps | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 6320-0010 | |
Streptavidin | ProZyme | SA10 | |
Confocal microscope | Nikon | Nikon TiE inverted microscope equipped with PFS for long-term image stability control, 60x oil objectives, 4 lasers with excitation lines at 405, 458, 488, 514, 561, and 640 nm, 2 GaAsP detectors and 2 high sensitivity PMTs, DIC transmitted light, Programmable X,Y,Z stage for multiple positions and stitching of large areas, time lapse functions, Tokai-Hit temperature and CO2-controlled chamber for live imaging, and anti-vibration isolation table | |
TIRF microscope | Andor | Andor Revolution XD system equipped with Nikon TIRF-E illuminator, Lasers with 405,488,561 and 640 lines, DIC transmitted light, Yokogawa CSU-X1 spinning disk head for confocal imaging, 100/1.49 NA objective, Andor iXon X3 EM-CCD camera, objective heater, and a piezoelectric motorized stage with Perfect Focus System (PFS) |