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T-bet plays a key role in NK-mediated control of melanoma metastatic disease.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2008
Werneck Miriam B F, Lugo-Villarino Geanncarlo, Hwang Eun Sook, Cantor Harvey, Glimcher Laurie H
Abstract excerpt
Antitumor responses depend on type 1 immunity, which is severely impaired in mice deficient for the T-box expressed in T cells (T-bet) transcription factor. Both T-bet-deficient (T-bet(-/-)) NK and CTL show defective function, which can be overcome by strong stimuli due to the expression of eomesodermin, another member of the T-box family. The effective response from T-bet(-/-) mice to viral infection and tumor...
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