Double transfectant Firefly luciferase and GFP- or CXCL12-expressing MiaPaCa2 cells.

<p>Luciferase levels in control GFP or three different (31, #2, #3) CXCL12-expressing MiaPaCa2 clones as measured by spectrophotometer (A) or IVIS-100 biophotonic imager (B). Levels of CXCL12 were measured by ELISA (C) in established PDAC cell lines as well as GFP- and CXCL12-expressing MiaPaCa2-luciferase clones. (D) CXCL12-secreted by transfected MiaPaCa2-luciferase clones #1 and #2 stimulated U937 chemotaxis. Cells treated with neutralizing antibody to CXCL12 (αL12) confirmed the specificity of U937 chemotaxis. Values in A, C, and D are mean±SEM, n = 2–3.