Figure 3From: A fiber-modified adenoviral vector interacts with immunoevasion molecules of the B7 family at the surface of murine leukemia cells derived from dormant tumorsPermissiveness to Ad5FB4 and expression of B7 molecules at the surface of murine and human cells. (A), Cells were reacted with PE-labeled antibody against murine or human B7-H1 or B7.1, and analyzed by flow cytometry. Symbols (+++), (++), (+), and (-) refer to the respective levels of surface expression of B7-H1 and B7.1, evaluated by MFI, and expressed as arbitrary units (AU): (-), undetectable; (+), 10-20; (++), 50-80; (+++), 200-300 AU. (B), Cells were transduced by ß-gal-expressing Ad5FB4 vector at 104 vp/cell, and ß-gal assayed at 72 h pi in murine cells, and at 48 h pi in human cells. Symbols: ***, p < 0.001; (+++/+), (++/+), (+/+), (+/-) and (-/+) refer to the respective levels of surface expression of B7-H1/B7.1, as evaluated in panel (A).Back to article page