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Induction of human cytotoxic T lymphocytes that preferentially recognise tumour cells bearing a conformational p53 mutant.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII - 1 Oct 2000
McArdle S E, Rees R C, Mulcahy K A, Saba J, McIntyre C A, Murray A K
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The tumour-suppressor gene p53 is pivotal in the regulation of apoptosis, and point mutations within p53 are the commonest genetic alterations in human cancers. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) recognise peptide-MHC complexes on the surface of tumour cells and bring about lysis. Therefore, p53-deriv...
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