Complement C3d enables protective immunity capable of distinguishing spontaneously transformed from non-transformed cells
Jeffrey L. Platt, Chong Zhao, Jeffrey Chicca, Matthew J. Pianko, Joshua Han, Stephanie The, Arvind Rao, Evan Keller, Mayara Garcia de Mattos Barbosa, Lwar Naing, Tracy Pasieka-Axenov, Lev Axenov, Simon Schaefer, Evan Farkash, Marilia Cascalho
This study shows that intracellular C3d enhances immune surveillance by inducing T cell responses against malignant plasma cells while sparing normal cells in a murine model of multiple myeloma.
bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2024 · PreprintImmunology