Controlling natural killer cell responses: integration of signals for activation and inhibition
Understanding how signals are integrated to control natural killer (NK) cell responsiveness
in the absence of antigen-specific receptors has been a challenge, but recent work has …
in the absence of antigen-specific receptors has been a challenge, but recent work has …
Expanding the therapeutic window for CAR T cell therapy in solid tumors: the knowns and unknowns of CAR T cell biology
K Watanabe, S Kuramitsu, AD Posey Jr… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A major obstacle for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in solid tumors is the
lack of truly tumor-specific target antigens, which translates to the targeting of tumor …
lack of truly tumor-specific target antigens, which translates to the targeting of tumor …
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells form nonclassical and potent immune synapses driving rapid cytotoxicity
Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells are effective serial killers with a faster off-rate from
dying tumor cells than CAR-T cells binding target cells through their T cell receptor (TCR) …
dying tumor cells than CAR-T cells binding target cells through their T cell receptor (TCR) …
Mechanically active integrins target lytic secretion at the immune synapse to facilitate cellular cytotoxicity
Cytotoxic lymphocytes fight pathogens and cancer by forming immune synapses with
infected or transformed target cells and then secreting cytotoxic perforin and granzyme into …
infected or transformed target cells and then secreting cytotoxic perforin and granzyme into …
The neutrophil nucleus: an important influence on neutrophil migration and function
HR Manley, MC Keightley, GJ Lieschke - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophil nuclear morphology has historically been used in haematology for neutrophil
identification and characterisation, but its exact role in neutrophil function has remained …
identification and characterisation, but its exact role in neutrophil function has remained …
Lysosome-related organelles: unusual compartments become mainstream
MS Marks, HFG Heijnen, G Raposo - Current opinion in cell biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Lysosome-related organelles (LROs) comprise a group of cell type-specific subcellular
compartments with unique composition, morphology and structure that share some features …
compartments with unique composition, morphology and structure that share some features …
Origins of the cytolytic synapse
M de la Roche, Y Asano, GM Griffiths - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) kill virus-infected and tumour cells with remarkable
specificity. Upon recognition, CTLs form a cytolytic immune synapse with their target cell …
specificity. Upon recognition, CTLs form a cytolytic immune synapse with their target cell …
Loss of ARPC1B impairs cytotoxic T lymphocyte maintenance and cytolytic activity
LO Randzavola, K Strege, M Juzans… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) rely on rapid reorganization of the branched F-actin
network to drive the polarized secretion of lytic granules, initiating target cell death during …
network to drive the polarized secretion of lytic granules, initiating target cell death during …
Coordinating cytoskeleton and molecular traffic in T cell migration, activation, and effector functions
M Mastrogiovanni, M Juzans, A Alcover… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Dynamic localization of receptors and signaling molecules at the plasma membrane and
within intracellular vesicular compartments is crucial for T lymphocyte sensing …
within intracellular vesicular compartments is crucial for T lymphocyte sensing …
The centrosome, a multitalented renaissance organelle
The centrosome acts as a microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) from the G1 to G2 phases
of the cell cycle; it can mature into a spindle pole during mitosis and/or transition into a cilium …
of the cell cycle; it can mature into a spindle pole during mitosis and/or transition into a cilium …