Galectin-9 interacts with PD-1 and TIM-3 to regulate T cell death and is a target for cancer immunotherapy
oleh: Riyao Yang, Linlin Sun, Ching-Fei Li, Yu-Han Wang, Jun Yao, Hui Li, Meisi Yan, Wei-Chao Chang, Jung-Mao Hsu, Jong-Ho Cha, Jennifer L. Hsu, Cheng-Wei Chou, Xian Sun, Yalan Deng, Chao-Kai Chou, Dihua Yu, Mien-Chie Hung
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Galectin-9 regulates several cellular processes including TIM-3-mediated T cell death. Here the authors show that co-expressed PD-1 protects TIM-3+ T cells from galectin-9-induced cell death and that anti-galectin-9 in combination with GITR agonism promotes an anti-tumor immune response.