CD171- and GD2-specific CAR-T cells potently target retinoblastoma cells in preclinical in vitro testing [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based T cell therapy is in early clinical trials to target the neuroectodermal tumor, neuroblastoma. No preclinical or clinical efficacy data are available for retinoblastoma to date.
Andersch, Lena +15 more
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Theories and quantification of thymic selection [PDF]
, 2014 The peripheral T cell repertoire is sculpted from prototypic T cells in the thymus bearing randomly generated T cell receptors (TCR) and by a series of developmental and selection steps that remove cells that are unresponsive or overly reactive to self ...
Yates, Andrew J.
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The influence of T cell development on pathogen specificity and autoreactivity [PDF]
J. Stat. Phys. 149 (2012) 203-219, 2011 T cells orchestrate adaptive immune responses upon activation. T cell activation requires sufficiently strong binding of T cell receptors on their surface to short peptides derived from foreign proteins bound to protein products of the major histocompatibility (MHC) gene products, which are displayed on the surface of antigen presenting cells.
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EpCAM promotes endosomal modulation of the cortical RhoA zone for epithelial organization
Nature Communications, 2021 The organization and force-generating property of actomyosin dictate the plasticity and behaviour of cells but the spatio-temporal regulation of this network is unclear.
Cécile Gaston +8 more
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Destabilizing the autoinhibitory conformation of Zap70 induces up-regulation of inhibitory receptors and T cell unresponsiveness. [PDF]
, 2017 Zap70 plays a critical role in normal T cell development and T cell function. However, little is known about how perturbation of allosteric autoinhibitory mechanisms in Zap70 impacts T cell biology.
Chen, Yiling +4 more
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MicroRNAs affecting the susceptibility of melanoma cells to CD8+ T cell‐mediated cytolysis
Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2023 Background The regulatory functions of microRNAs (miRNAs) in anti‐tumour immunity have been mainly described in immune effector cells. Since little is known about miRNA effects on the susceptibility of target cells during T cell—target cell interaction ...
Antonino A. Pane +8 more
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Controlling the Immune Suppressor: Transcription Factors and MicroRNAs Regulating CD73/NT5E
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 The NT5E (CD73) molecule represents an ecto-5′-nucleotidase expressed on the cell surface of various cell types. Hydrolyzing extracellular adenosine monophosphate into adenosine and inorganic phosphate, NT5E performs numerous homeostatic functions in ...
Theresa Kordaß +3 more
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OncoImmunology, 2021 Based on the success of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL)-based therapies, personalized adoptive cell therapies (ACT) targeting neoantigens have the potential to become a disruptive technology and lead to highly effective treatments for cancer ...
Florian Kast +4 more
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Avidity of influenza-specific memory CD8+ T-cell populations decays over time compromising antiviral immunity [PDF]
, 2012 Decline of cell-mediated immunity is often attributed to decaying T-cell numbers and their distribution in peripheral organs. This study examined the hypothesis that qualitative as well as quantitative changes contribute to the declining efficacy of CD8+
Alexander-Miller +41 more
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Challenging perspectives on the cellular origins of lymphoma [PDF]
Open Biology, 2016 Both B and T lymphocytes have signature traits that set them apart from other cell types. They actively and repeatedly rearrange their DNA in order to produce a unique and functional antigen receptor, they have potential for massive clonal expansion upon
Tim I. M. Malcolm +3 more
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