gradient centrifugation using Ficoll-Paque™ PLUS Media (GE
Healthcare). CD3+ T cells were negatively enriched using a human
Pan T cell isolation kit™ (Miltenyi Biotec). Enriched CD3+T cells were cultured in complete RPMI medium and activated with anti-CD3
antibody coated plate (5 μg/ml, OKT-3, BioXCell) in the presence of
DMSO (vehicle) or the indicated concentrations of AGK2 and Thiomyristoyl
(Selleck Chemicals).