Outfitting T cell receptors to combat a widespread and sometimes deadly virus
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 11:20
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have engineered "antibody-like" T cell receptors that can specifically stick to cells infected with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a virus that causes lifelong infection in more than half of all adults by age 40. These receptors represent a new potential treatment option, could aid the development of CMV vaccines and might also be used to target brain tumors.