An AI-designed IL-21 mimic synergized with KRAS inhibition to drive durable tumor remissions in KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer models through cDC2s, effector CD4 T cells, and IFN-γ - independent of CD8 T cells, cDC1s, or tumor MHC expression @CellCellPresscell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
Feature @ScienceMagazine
A little-known arm of the immune system responds to lipids, with a protein called CD1 driving reactions to bee stings, bacteria, and possibly poison ivy
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First day of #NK2026 was capped by keynote lectures from giants of innate immunity: Trinchieri & Mantovani. Then we were treated to an amazing orchestral tour through Italian composer scores for major films, including Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone.
1/ Why can you encounter an allergen repeatedly before becoming allergic to it? In our new @ImmunityCP paper, led by the wonderful @XuepingZhu, we asked whether the sensory neurons that first detect allergens might carry a record of earlier exposures. 🧵
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Great 2nd session 'Oncology' at #nk2026 in beautiful Monopoli includes talks from Yenan Bryceson, Mike Caligiuri, @MalmbergLab et al covering oncolytic virus/NKCE combos in GBM, mitochondrial and ER fitness of killer cells, chemo CAR-NK synergy & NK traits of CD8 T