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Enhanced Cytotoxic CD8 T Cell Priming Using Dendritic Cell-Expressing Human Papillomavirus-16 E6/E7-p16INK4 Fusion Protein with Sequenced Anti-Programmed Death-1.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Mar 2016
Garcia-Bates Tatiana M, Kim Eun, Concha-Benavente Fernando, Trivedi Sumita, Mailliard Robbie B, Gambotto Andrea, Ferris Robert L
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma has increased in recent decades, though HPV prevention vaccines may reduce this rise in the future. HPV-related cancers express the viral oncoproteins E6 and E7. The latter inactivates the tumor suppressor protein retinoblastoma (Rb), which leads to the overexpression of p16(INK4) protein, providing unique Ags for...
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