Misuse of Checkpoint by Cancer Cell (IMAGE)

Netherlands Cancer Institute

Misuse of Checkpoint by Cancer Cell

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The T-cell receptor (orange) on the T-cell (left) binds a receptor on a cancer cell (right). The cancer cell blocks the T-cell's killing mechanism by binding the checkpoint (red) on the T-cell.

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The Netherlands Cancer Institute

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