Narni-Mancinelli Emilie, Vivier Eric
1] Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, UM2 Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France [2] INSERM U1104, Marseille, France [3] CNRS UMR7280, Marseille, France.
1] Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, UM2 Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France [2] INSERM U1104, Marseille, France [3] CNRS UMR7280, Marseille, France [4] Service d'Immunologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital de la Conception, Marseille, France.
Cell Res. 2015 Jun;25(6):651-2. doi: 10.1038/cr.2015.41. Epub 2015 Apr 7.
Ligands for natural killer (NK) cell activating receptors can be released from tumor cells and are believed to promote tumor growth by acting as decoys for effector lymphocytes. In a recent paper published in Science, Deng et al. report another scenario in which a shed form of the MULT1 mouse NKG2D ligand boosts NK cell functions.
自然杀伤(NK)细胞激活受体的配体可从肿瘤细胞中释放出来,据信它们通过充当效应淋巴细胞的诱饵来促进肿瘤生长。在最近发表于《科学》杂志的一篇论文中,邓等人报道了另一种情况,即小鼠MULT1 NKG2D配体的一种脱落形式可增强NK细胞功能。