This new technique for studying cell receptors could have sweeping implications for drug development Date: August 27, 2024 Source: Rockefeller University Summary: Researchers created a tool ...

Protein complexes that adorn the surface of T cells—T cell receptors (TCRs)—act like molecular patrol officers, scanning cells for potential threats. When these receptors recognize short peptide ...

The methods described in the study provide new opportunities, not the least in the cancer field where T-cells are central to several promising forms of immunotherapy ", says Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam.