Interleukin-2 interactions revealed by researchers to aid in drug design
Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a study has shown that IL-2 can stimulate both effector T cells and regulatory T cells by adopting different structural forms.
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Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a study has shown that IL-2 can stimulate both effector T cells and regulatory T cells by adopting different structural forms.
Multiple co-signalling molecules regulate T cell activation.
The team used data from SARS-CoV to identify possible viral epitopes that vaccines could include to stimulate an immune response.
Researchers have found that there is less calmodulin binding to ion channels in the T cells from cancer patients, presenting a new immunotherapeutic target.
A new study conducted in Israel suggests that T cells’ ability to destroy skin cancer increases in the absence of T-cell regulators called SLAMF6.
Researchers have discovered that a small molecule can help some T cells combat tumours during PD-1 blockade immunotherapy in mice.
Dr Nicolas Poirier reveals how immunotherapies can be designed to recalibrate the immune system for long-term maintenance of autoimmune remission.
A novel highly activated form of T cells could be suppressed to treat autoimmune conditions and activated in treating bacterial infections.
A new study has created an atlas of human thymus development, to reveal which genes are needed for the production of specific T cells.
Researchers have created a method to activate CAR T cells with blue LED light to successfully combat solid tumours in mice.
Researchers have created a CAR T-cell therapy which targets the CD229 molecule expressed on all multiple myeloma cells and killed human tumour cells in mice.
Researchers have revealed that inhibiting IL-17 could prevent the effects of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis.
The mechanism that prevents destruction of cancer cells by CAR T-cell therapy has been identified by researchers in Pennsylvania.
A loss-of-function mutation in the Prkd2 gene has been revealed as a driver of T follicular helper cell development which could be useful for vaccine design.
Researchers reveal importance of IL-15 in T cell autophagy in the liver, presenting a potential strategy to enhance immunotherapies.