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Spatial localization of CD16a at the human NK cell ADCC lytic synapse

Ross, P.; Fatima, H.; Leaman, D. P.; Matthias, J.; Spencer, K.; Zwick, M. B.; Henderson, S. C.; Mace, E. M.; Murin, C. D.

2024-08-10 immunology
10.1101/2024.08.09.605851 bioRxiv
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Natural Killer (NK) cells utilize effector functions, including antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), for the clearance of viral infection and cellular malignancies. NK cell ADCC is mediated by Fc{gamma}RIIIa (CD16a) binding to the fragment crystallizable (Fc) region of immunoglobulin G (IgG) within immune complexes on a target cell surface. While antibody-induced clustering of CD16a is thought to drive ADCC, the molecular basis for this activity has not been fully described. Here we use MINFLUX nanoscopy to map the spatial distribution of stoichiometrically labeled CD16a across the NK cell membrane, revealing the presence of pairs of CD16a molecules with intra-doublet distance of approximately 17 nm. NK cells activated on supported lipid bilayers by Trastuzumab results in an increase of synaptic regions with greater CD16a density. Our results provide the highest spatial resolution yet described for CD16a imaging, offering new insight into how CD16a organization within the immune synapse could influence ADCC activity. MINFLUX holds great promise to further unravel the molecular details driving CD16a-based activation of NK cells.

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