Leveraging NKG2D ligands in immuno-oncology

MB Fuertes, CI Domaica, NW Zwirner - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) revolutionized the field of immuno-oncology and opened
new avenues towards the development of novel assets to achieve durable immune control …

The emerging role of ADAM metalloproteinases in immunity

BN Lambrecht, M Vanderkerken… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Proteolysis is an irreversible physiological process that can result in the termination or
activation of protein function. Many transmembrane proteins that are involved in the cellular …

[HTML][HTML] Role of NKG2D and its ligands in cancer immunotherapy

H Liu, S Wang, J **n, J Wang, C Yao… - American journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The activating receptor natural killer group 2, member D (NKG2D) is involved in both innate
and adaptive immunities, and functions as a “master switch” in determining the activation …

NKG2D ligands–critical targets for cancer immune escape and therapy

D Schmiedel, O Mandelboim - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
DNA damage, oncogene activation and excessive proliferation, chromatin modulations or
oxidative stress are all important hallmarks of cancer. Interestingly, all of these abnormalities …

Targeting ADAM10 in cancer and autoimmunity

TM Smith Jr, A Tharakan, RK Martin - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Generating inhibitors for AD isintegrin A nd M etalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10), a zinc-
dependent protease, was heavily invested in by the pharmaceutical industry starting over 20 …

[HTML][HTML] The metalloproteinase ADAM10: A useful therapeutic target?

S Wetzel, L Seipold, P Saftig - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2017 - Elsevier
Proteolytic cleavage represents a unique and irreversible posttranslational event regulating
the function and half-life of many intracellular and extracellular proteins. The …

New insights into the function and pathophysiology of the ectodomain sheddase A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10)

D Rosenbaum, P Saftig - The FEBS journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The 'A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase 10'(ADAM10) has gained considerable attention
due to its discovery as an 'α‐secretase'involved in the nonamyloidogenic processing of the …

NK cells to cure cancer

C Di Vito, J Mikulak, E Zaghi, S Pesce… - Seminars in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural Killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes able to mediate immune-surveillance and
clearance of viral infected and tumor-transformed cells. Growing experimental and clinical …

The importance of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway at the maternal-fetal interface

M Meggyes, E Miko, B Szigeti, N Farkas… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Our goal with this study was to investigate the contribution of PD-1/PD-L1
immune-checkpoint pathway to maternal immunotolerance mechanisms. Methods Thirteen …

How to hit mesenchymal stromal cells and make the tumor microenvironment immunostimulant rather than immunosuppressive

A Poggi, S Varesano, MR Zocchi - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Experimental evidence indicates that mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) may regulate
tumor microenvironment (TME). It is conceivable that the interaction with MSC can influence …