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DRT cells in action!
What you’re seeing here is a real-time interaction between T cells and cancer cells. These T cells are constantly scanning their environment, looking for abnormal signals on tumor cells. Once they recognize a target, they form a tight contact (called an immune synapse) and release toxic molecules that can kill the cancer cell.
But it’s not always that simple. Tumors create a hostile environment that can slow T cells down, reduce their movement, and even switch them off - allowing cancer to escape immune attack. This is one of the key challenges in cancer immunotherapy. Understanding these interactions at the single-cell level helps scientists design better therapies that can stay active, move efficiently, and kill more effectively inside tumors.
This isn’t animation. This is happening inside our body right now!
Credits: Ritter AT Immunity 2015
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