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Natural killer cell cytotoxicity is suppressed by exposure to the human NKG2D ligand MICA*008 that is shed by tumor cells in exosomes.
Cancer research - 15 Jan 2010
Ashiru Omodele, Boutet Philippe, Fernández-Messina Lola, Agüera-González Sonia, Skepper Jeremy N, Valés-Gómez Mar, Reyburn Hugh T
Abstract excerpt
The MHC class I-related chain (MIC) A and MICB ligands for the activating receptor NKG2D can be shed from tumor cells, and the presence of these soluble molecules in sera is related with compromised immune response and progression of disease. Recently, thiol disulphide isomerases and members of t...
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