A guide to antigen processing and presentation

N Pishesha, TJ Harmand, HL Ploegh - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Antigen processing and presentation are the cornerstones of adaptive immunity. B cells
cannot generate high-affinity antibodies without T cell help. CD4+ T cells, which provide …

Antigen presentation in cancer—mechanisms and clinical implications for immunotherapy

K Yang, A Halima, TA Chan - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2023 - nature.com
Over the past decade, the emergence of effective immunotherapies has revolutionized the
clinical management of many types of cancers. However, long-term durable tumour control …

The receptor DNGR-1 signals for phagosomal rupture to promote cross-presentation of dead-cell-associated antigens

J Canton, H Blees, CM Henry, MD Buck, O Schulz… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Type 1 conventional dendritic (cDC1) cells are necessary for cross-presentation of
many viral and tumor antigens to CD8+ T cells. cDC1 cells can be identified in mice and …

[HTML][HTML] Phagocytic function of tumor-associated macrophages as a key determinant of tumor progression control: a review

M Lecoultre, V Dutoit, PR Walker - Journal for immunotherapy of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) phagocytic activity is emerging as a new mechanism
to harness for cancer treatment. Currently, many approaches are investigated at the …

COVID-19: Mechanisms of vaccination and immunity

DE Speiser, MF Bachmann - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vaccines are needed to protect from SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. Vaccines
that induce large quantities of high affinity virus-neutralizing antibodies may optimally …

CD4+ helper T cells endow cDC1 with cancer-impeding functions in the human tumor micro-environment

X Lei, I Khatri, T de Wit, I de Rink, M Nieuwland… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite their low abundance in the tumor microenvironment (TME), classical type 1 dendritic
cells (cDC1) play a pivotal role in anti-cancer immunity, and their abundance positively …

Pathways of MHC I cross-presentation of exogenous antigens

FM Cruz, A Chan, KL Rock - Seminars in immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Phagocytes, particularly dendritic cells (DCs), generate peptide-major histocompatibility
complex (MHC) I complexes from antigens they have collected from cells in tissues and …

Nanoparticles as smart carriers for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

N Thakur, S Thakur, S Chatterjee, J Das… - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as a promising strategy for the treatment of many
forms of cancer by stimulating body's own immune system. This therapy not only eradicates …

Lysosomes and lysosome‐related organelles in immune responses

C Watts - FEBS open bio, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The catabolic, degradative capacity of the endo‐lysosome system is put to good use in
mammalian immune responses as is their recently established status as signaling platforms …

Nanomaterial-encapsulated STING agonists for immune modulation in cancer therapy

X Chen, Z Xu, T Li, A Thakur, Y Wen, K Zhang, Y Liu… - Biomarker …, 2024 - Springer
The cGAS-STING signaling pathway has emerged as a critical mediator of innate immune
responses, playing a crucial role in improving antitumor immunity through immune effector …