Engineered immune cells (IMAGE)

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Engineered immune cells

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Researchers engineered immune cells (NK-92) to anchor glycocalyx-editing (GE) enzymes on the surface. The modified immune cells were able to break through the glycocalyx armor of cancer cells.

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Sangwoo Park, Cornell University

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