Antitumor immunity of DNA vaccine based on CTLA-4 fused with HER2 against colon carcinoma

Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) negatively regulates the T cell activation and competes with CD28 in binding with B7.1/B7.2 molecules. Fusion of the extracellular region of CTLA-4 and a specific antigen is an effective method for improving the immune efficacy of DNA vaccines. Th...

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Main Authors: Shumin Huang, Xinxin Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-04-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2058739218768144