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Not all neoantigens are created equal

Drug Target Review

During the process of transformation from a normal cell into a cancer cell, a cell acquires a series of changes, or mutations, in its DNA. But DNA mutations can also result in changes to the proteins that are displayed on the surface of the cancer cell. Neoantigens are recognised as non-self and trigger an immune response.

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The immune system’s role in lung cancer risk

Drug Target Review

HLA are the critical molecules that our immune systems use to present peptides to T cells and facilitate recognition and killing in immune responses to pathogens. HLA-II presents peptides to CD4 T cells thought to be important for indirectly helping immune responses and facilitating antibody production.

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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

Codon

During vaccination, the BCG strain normally primes immune cells to destroy infections, and owing to its similarity to M. tuberculosis , the same immune cells cross-react with the pathogen. Some fluoroquinolones — a class of antibiotics that inhibits DNA replication — may even cause psychosis. tuberculosis.

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T-cell receptors offer window to the cell for a new class of cancer therapeutics

Drug Target Review

An important limitation of antibodies against tumour antigens is that these agents direct responses to molecular targets present on the surface of the cell. Figure 1: HLA Class I presentation of peptides derived from intracellular antigens. However, most of these peptides may also be presented by normal cells.

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A research team searches for every gene that helps tumors evade immunotherapy

Broad Institute

He also read everything he could about her disease, including emerging evidence that suggested that the immune system could recognize and kill Merkel cell carcinoma. His mother had a presentation of the disease that suggested her immune system was already on the job.

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mRNA Therapeutics: Revolutionizing Treatment Beyond Vaccines

DrugBank

Once delivered into the body, the mRNA instructs cells to produce these antigens, which are then presented to the immune system. This process triggers a robust immune response, enabling the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells. Another challenge is the potential for unintended immune responses.

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Defense-Forward Biosecurity

Codon

Allison Berke makes the case for real-time DNA sequencing and AI tools to detect pathogens before they spread widely. Reading DNA The first step in detecting a novel pathogen is recognizing it as an anomaly amidst a noisy background of other material. After copying the DNA to form a big pool, each piece is sequenced.

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