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Cloning, expression and characterization of monkey (Macaca fascicularis) CD137.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 15 Dec 2008
Chen Shen-Jue, Foster William R, Jure-Kunkel Maria N, Girit Emel, Abraham Ralph, Hefta Laura J, Gao Shan, Yonan Christopher R, Lin Jun-Hsiang, Dambach Donna M
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CD137 plays an important role as a co-stimulatory molecule in activated T cells. Agonistic CD137 specific antibodies have been investigated as therapeutic agents to promote tumor-specific immune responses by direct activation of T cells. As part of the pre-clinical pharmacological evaluation of cynomolgus monkeys, monkey CD137 was cloned and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequence encoded a full-length...
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