Research Article

Novel Chemokine-Based Immunotoxins for Potent and Selective Targeting of Cytomegalovirus Infected Cells

Table 2

Cell killing activity of the FTPs.

US28 exp. cellsCX3CR1 exp. cellsSelectivity
log IC50  ± SDIC50 [nM]log IC50  ± SDIC50 [nM] US28 versus CX3CR1

CX3CL1-FTP−10.6 ± 0.520.0269.6 ± 0.450.2510
K14E-FTP−10.5 ± 0.250.0298.0 ± 0.2211380
F49A-FTP−10.6 ± 0.240.0287.8 ± 0.1514513
F49L-FTP−11.1 ± 0.410.0088.7 ± 0.242.2275
F49E-FTP−9.6 ± 0.470.27−7.5 ± 0.3032117
F49A-FTP 2−10.3 ± 0.080.051−7.8 ± 0.3016309
F49A-FTP 3−9.8 ± 0.160.15−7.6 ± 0.2025162
F49A-FTP 4−9.8 ± 0.060.17−7.6 ± 0.3025151
F49A-FTP 5n.a.n.a.
F49A-FTP 6−9.5 ± 0.200.34−7.5 ± 0.103293
F49A-FTP 7−11.3 ± 0.240.0059.5 ± 0.490.3566

log IC50 values are estimated from a partial curve.
IC50 value estimated from 3–6 experiments.