MYC functions as a switch for natural killer cell-mediated immune surveillance of lymphoid malignancies

Autor: Srividya Swaminathan, Aida S. Hansen, Line D. Heftdal, Renumathy Dhanasekaran, Anja Deutzmann, Wadie D. M. Fernandez, Daniel F. Liefwalker, Crista Horton, Adriane Mosley, Mariola Liebersbach, Holden T. Maecker, Dean W. Felsher
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16447-7
Popis: Oncogene addiction is considered as a cancer cell-autonomous phenomenon, but can also influence the host immune system. Here the authors show that MYC-driven lymphomagenesis is associated with a block in the maturation and effector functions of natural killer cells as a mechanism of tumor escape from immunosurveillance.
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