Difference between revisions of "Programmed death-ligand 1"

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===Background===
===Background===
Cytotoxic T cell activation is driven by two sets of receptors:<ref name=pmid22658126>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ribas | first1 = A. | title = Tumor immunotherapy directed at PD-1. | journal = N Engl J Med | volume = 366 | issue = 26 | pages = 2517-9 | month = Jun | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMe1205943 | PMID = 22658126 }}</ref>
Cytotoxic T cell function is regulated by receptor pairs found on the tumour and lymphocyte:<ref name=pmid22658126>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ribas | first1 = A. | title = Tumor immunotherapy directed at PD-1. | journal = N Engl J Med | volume = 366 | issue = 26 | pages = 2517-9 | month = Jun | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMe1205943 | PMID = 22658126 }}</ref>
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| TCR
| TCR
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| Inhibition
| Signal inhibition
| [[PD-1]]
| PD-1
| PD-L1 (CD274), PD-L2 (CD273)
| [[PD-L1]] (CD274), PD-L2 (CD273)
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