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Understanding histone lactylation to enhance immunotherapy

October 23, 2024

Metabolic changes in T cells are often accompanied by changes in gene expression, functionality, and differentiation state. To better understand the connections between some of these changes, Raychaudhuri and Singh et al. recently explored how metabolic pathways that increase...

Tracking the neoantigen landscape in response to checkpoint blockade

October 16, 2024

While it is known that neoantigen immunoediting plays a role in immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) efficacy, it is unclear how neoantigen recognition by T cells impacts tumor presentation of antigens in response to ICB. Alban and Riaz et al...

A type 2 cytokine fusion with type 1 effects – using IL-4 to enhance antitumor immunity

October 9, 2024

Interleukin 4 (IL-4), a cytokine typically associated with humoral (type 2) immune responses, has recently been shown to promote survival in T and B cells. Studying whether IL-4 could be exploited to enhance cancer immunotherapy, Feng and Bai et...

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