Innate Immune Protein Tag7 Stimulates the Appearance of Cytotoxic NK Cells after Incubation with Lymphocytes

Dokl Biochem Biophys. 2019 May;484(1):92-94. doi: 10.1134/S1607672919010253. Epub 2019 Apr 22.

Abstract

Tag7 (PGRP-S) is an innate immune protein that is involved in the antibacterial and antitumor defense and stimulates the maturation of cytotoxic lymphocyte subpopulations. It was found that the incubation of lymphocytes with Tag7 for 3 days promotes the appearance of cytotoxic NK cells that are active against a number of tumor cell lines.

MeSH terms

  • Coculture Techniques
  • Cytokines / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular*
  • K562 Cells
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
  • Killer Cells, Natural / pathology
  • Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • PGLYRP1 protein, human