T Cell Fights Body Cell with Mutated Antigen. (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

T Cell Fights Body Cell with Mutated Antigen.

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The T cell receptor on T cells might recognize antigens derived from mutated proteins in cancer cells. Once a foreign "non-self" antigen is detected, the T cell will kill the cancer cell.

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Matthias Leisegang.

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