PTENα functions as an immune suppressor and promotes immune resistance in PTEN-mutant cancer

Autor: Yizhe Sun, Dan Lu, Yue Yin, Jia Song, Yang Liu, Wenyan Hao, Fang Qi, Guangze Zhang, Xin Zhang, Liang Liu, Zhiqiang Lin, Hui Liang, Xuyang Zhao, Yan Jin, Yuxin Yin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25417-6
Popis: PTENα is an N-terminally extended isoform of PTEN, a gene frequently mutated in human cancers. Here the authors show that PTENα remains active in PTEN-mutant cancers and is associated with tumor immune escape by promoting tumor cell resistance to T cell cytotoxicity.
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