Generation of recombinant immunotoxins for specific targeting of tumor-related peptides presented by MHC molecules

C. Cohen, G Denkberg, D Segal, Y Reiter

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Abstract

Specificity in the immune system is dictated and regulated by specific recognition of peptide/major histocompatibility complex (MHC) complexes by the T cell receptor. Such peptide/MHC complexes are a desirable target for novel approaches in immunotherapy because of their highly restricted fine specificity. Expression of specific peptides in complex with MHC class I molecules on cells was shown to be associated with cancer and autoimmune disorders (1–8). For example, human melanomas express tumor-specific peptides that are presented to the immune
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationRecombinant Antibodies for Cancer Therapy: Methods and Protocols
EditorsMartin Welschof, Jürgen Krauss
PublisherHumana Press
Pages269-282
ISBN (Print)978-1-59259-334-7
StatePublished - 2003

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume207

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