Functional T Cell Reactivity to Melanocyte Antigens Is Lost during the Progression of Malignant Melanoma, but Is Restored by Immunization

Healthy human subjects develop spontaneous CD8+ T cell responses to melanoma associated antigens (MA) expressed by normal melanocytes, such as Tyrosinase, MAGE-A3, Melan/Mart-1, gp100, and NY-ESO-1. This natural autoimmunity directed against melanocytes might confer protection against the developmen...

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Main Authors: Anna Przybyla, Alexander A. Lehmann, Ting Zhang, Jacek Mackiewicz, Łukasz Galus, Greg A. Kirchenbaum, Andrzej Mackiewicz, Paul V. Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/2/223