Scientists design protein that prods cancer-fighting T-cells
Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at UW Medicine’s Institute for Protein Design have created a new protein that mimics the action of a key immune regulatory protein, interleukin 2 (IL-2). IL-2 is a potent anticancer drug and an effective treatment for autoimmune disease, but its toxic side effects have limited its clinical usefulness. In a paper in the Jan. 10 issue of the […]