本研究证明:NK细胞为CD8+T细胞治疗和对抗PD-L1治疗的最佳反应,提供了必要的帮助。TIPE2也代表调节NK细胞辅助功能的免疫检查点,以支持抗肿瘤CD8+T细胞反应。这些结果揭示:NK细胞在肿瘤免疫中的重要性,并表明靶向NK细胞辅助功能的策略,可能改善T细胞的免疫疗法效果。
中国科学技术大学田志刚教授、孙昊昱教授及中国科学院深圳先进技术研究院合成生物学研究所毕嘉成副研究员为该文的通讯作者,毕嘉成副研究员同时为该文的第一作者。 该工作获得了科技部国家重点研发计划、国家自然科学基金、中国科学院定量工程生物学重点实验室、深圳合成生物学创新研究院等项目的支持。
原文链接:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202207499参考文献:
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