PD-L1 is an activation-independent marker of brown adipocytes

Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed on a number of immune and cancer cells, where it can downregulate antitumor immune responses. Its expression has been linked to metabolic changes in these cells. Here we develop a radiolabeled camelid single-domain antibody (anti-PD-L1 VHH) to track PD-...

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Main Authors: Ingram, Jessica R., Dougan, Michael, Rashidian, Mohammad, Knoll, Marko, Keliher, Edmund J., Garrett, Sarah, Garforth, Scott, Blomberg, Olga S., Espinosa, Camilo, Bhan, Atul, Almo, Steven C., Weissleder, Ralph, Dougan, Stephanie K., Lodish, Harvey F, Ploegh, Hidde
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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Published: Springer Nature 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115203
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7029-7415
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author Ingram, Jessica R.
Dougan, Michael
Rashidian, Mohammad
Knoll, Marko
Keliher, Edmund J.
Garrett, Sarah
Garforth, Scott
Blomberg, Olga S.
Espinosa, Camilo
Bhan, Atul
Almo, Steven C.
Weissleder, Ralph
Dougan, Stephanie K.
Lodish, Harvey F
Ploegh, Hidde
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
author_facet Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Ingram, Jessica R.
Dougan, Michael
Rashidian, Mohammad
Knoll, Marko
Keliher, Edmund J.
Garrett, Sarah
Garforth, Scott
Blomberg, Olga S.
Espinosa, Camilo
Bhan, Atul
Almo, Steven C.
Weissleder, Ralph
Dougan, Stephanie K.
Lodish, Harvey F
Ploegh, Hidde
author_sort Ingram, Jessica R.
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description Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed on a number of immune and cancer cells, where it can downregulate antitumor immune responses. Its expression has been linked to metabolic changes in these cells. Here we develop a radiolabeled camelid single-domain antibody (anti-PD-L1 VHH) to track PD-L1 expression by immuno-positron emission tomography (PET). PET-CT imaging shows a robust and specific PD-L1 signal in brown adipose tissue (BAT). We confirm expression of PD-L1 on brown adipocytes and demonstrate that signal intensity does not change in response to cold exposure or β-adrenergic activation. This is the first robust method of visualizing murine brown fat independent of its activation state.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1152032022-10-01T05:13:47Z PD-L1 is an activation-independent marker of brown adipocytes Ingram, Jessica R. Dougan, Michael Rashidian, Mohammad Knoll, Marko Keliher, Edmund J. Garrett, Sarah Garforth, Scott Blomberg, Olga S. Espinosa, Camilo Bhan, Atul Almo, Steven C. Weissleder, Ralph Dougan, Stephanie K. Lodish, Harvey F Ploegh, Hidde Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology Lodish, Harvey F Ploegh, Hidde Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed on a number of immune and cancer cells, where it can downregulate antitumor immune responses. Its expression has been linked to metabolic changes in these cells. Here we develop a radiolabeled camelid single-domain antibody (anti-PD-L1 VHH) to track PD-L1 expression by immuno-positron emission tomography (PET). PET-CT imaging shows a robust and specific PD-L1 signal in brown adipose tissue (BAT). We confirm expression of PD-L1 on brown adipocytes and demonstrate that signal intensity does not change in response to cold exposure or β-adrenergic activation. This is the first robust method of visualizing murine brown fat independent of its activation state. National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant 2R01 DK047618-28) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.) (Grant 2R01 DK047618-28) 2018-05-02T20:48:40Z 2018-05-02T20:48:40Z 2017-09 2017-02 2018-04-27T14:53:02Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2041-1723 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115203 Ingram, Jessica R. et al. “PD-L1 Is an Activation-Independent Marker of Brown Adipocytes.” Nature Communications 8, 1 (September 2017): 647 © 2017 The Author(s) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7029-7415 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1090-6071 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/S41467-017-00799-8 Nature Communications Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Springer Nature Nature Communications
spellingShingle Ingram, Jessica R.
Dougan, Michael
Rashidian, Mohammad
Knoll, Marko
Keliher, Edmund J.
Garrett, Sarah
Garforth, Scott
Blomberg, Olga S.
Espinosa, Camilo
Bhan, Atul
Almo, Steven C.
Weissleder, Ralph
Dougan, Stephanie K.
Lodish, Harvey F
Ploegh, Hidde
PD-L1 is an activation-independent marker of brown adipocytes
title PD-L1 is an activation-independent marker of brown adipocytes
title_full PD-L1 is an activation-independent marker of brown adipocytes
title_fullStr PD-L1 is an activation-independent marker of brown adipocytes
title_full_unstemmed PD-L1 is an activation-independent marker of brown adipocytes
title_short PD-L1 is an activation-independent marker of brown adipocytes
title_sort pd l1 is an activation independent marker of brown adipocytes
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115203
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