Density-gradient centrifugation was used to isolate PBMCs from healthy donor samples or patients with MM by
Ficoll-Paque (General Electric). T cells were isolated from PBMCs with
anti-CD3 microbeads (Miltenyi Biotec, 130-050-101) and were cultured in
AIM V Medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific) with 5%
human AB serum (MilliporeSigma) and 400 IU
IL-2 (R&D Systems). Dynabeads of human T-activator CD3/CD28 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, 11161D) were added for T cell expansion and activation (26 (
link)). T cells were activated for 2–3 days prior to transduction.
Lentivirus particles were used to transduce T cells. T cells and concentrated lentiviruses were added into RetroNectin-precoated plates (Takara Bio) (26 (
link)). Cells were cultured in AIM V Media for 24 hours, and the transduction step was repeated. After 24 hours, cells were washed with PBS and cultured in fresh media for 7 days. CAR-T cells were detected by BD FACSVerse flow cytometry with
anti-CD34 antibodies (BioLegend, clone: 561, no. 343606),
anti-CD3 antibodies (BioLegend, clone: HIT3a, no. 300318), and
CD34 microbeads (Miltenyi Biotec, 130-046-703) for isolation. CD4 or CD8 phenotypes of CAR-T cells were detected by flow cytometry using
anti-CD4 antibodies (BioLegend, clone: RPA-T4, no. 300508) and
anti-CD8 antibodies (BioLegend, clone: SK1, no. 344722).
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