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Unchaining NK cell–mediated anticancer immunosurveillance

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In natural killer (NK) cells, CIS restrains a signaling pathway elicited by interleukin 15 (IL-15) that leads to activation of the kinase JAK1. Removal of CIS from NK cells increases their capacity to reduce the metastatic dissemination of breast cancer and melanoma in mice.

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Figure 1: Effects of CIS on NK cells and T cells in the context of anticancer immunosurveillance.

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Zitvogel, L., Kroemer, G. Unchaining NK cell–mediated anticancer immunosurveillance. Nat Immunol 17, 746–747 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.3471

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