NK cells for cancer immunotherapy

N Shimasaki, A Jain, D Campana - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells can swiftly kill multiple adjacent cells if these show surface markers
associated with oncogenic transformation. This property, which is unique among immune …

Human NK cells: surface receptors, inhibitory checkpoints, and translational applications

S Sivori, P Vacca, G Del Zotto, E Munari… - Cellular & molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
NK cells play important roles in innate defenses against viruses and in the control of tumor
growth and metastasis. The regulation/induction of NK cell function is mediated by an array …

The NK cell receptor NKp46 recognizes ecto-calreticulin on ER-stressed cells

S Sen Santara, DJ Lee, Â Crespo, JJ Hu, C Walker… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells kill infected, transformed and stressed cells when an activating NK
cell receptor is triggered. Most NK cells and some innate lymphoid cells express the …

The molecular mechanism of natural killer cells function and its importance in cancer immunotherapy

S Paul, G Lal - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that show strong cytolytic function against
physiologically stressed cells such as tumor cells and virus-infected cells. NK cells show a …

The natural cytotoxicity receptors in health and disease

AD Barrow, CJ Martin, M Colonna - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Natural Cytotoxicity Receptors (NCRs), NKp46, NKp44, and NKp30, were some of the
first human activating Natural Killer (NK) cell receptors involved in the non-MHC-restricted …

Killer Ig-like receptors (KIRs): their role in NK cell modulation and developments leading to their clinical exploitation

D Pende, M Falco, M Vitale, C Cantoni… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells contribute to the first line of defense against viruses and to the
control of tumor growth and metastasis spread. The discovery of HLA class I specific …

[HTML][HTML] NK cells and ILCs in tumor immunotherapy

S Sivori, D Pende, L Quatrini, G Pietra… - Molecular aspects of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cells of the innate immunity play an important role in tumor immunotherapy. Thus, NK cells
can control tumor growth and metastatic spread. Thanks to their strong cytolytic activity …

Multifunctional natural killer cell engagers targeting NKp46 trigger protective tumor immunity

L Gauthier, A Morel, N Anceriz, B Rossi… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Over the last decade, various new therapies have been developed to promote anti-tumor
immunity. Despite interesting clinical results in hematological malignancies, the …

Control of acute myeloid leukemia by a trifunctional NKp46-CD16a-NK cell engager targeting CD123

L Gauthier, A Virone-Oddos, J Beninga, B Rossi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
CD123, the alpha chain of the IL-3 receptor, is an attractive target for acute myeloid
leukemia (AML) treatment. However, cytotoxic antibodies or T cell engagers targeting …

Natural killer cell engagers in cancer immunotherapy: next generation of immuno‐oncology treatments

O Demaria, L Gauthier, G Debroas… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Immuno‐oncology is revolutionizing the treatment of cancers, by inducing the recognition
and elimination of tumor cells by the immune system. Recent advances have focused on …