B lymphocytes can be activated to act as antigen presenting cells to promote anti-tumor responses.

Immune evasion by tumors includes several different mechanisms, including the inefficiency of antigen presenting cells (APCs) to trigger anti-tumor T cell responses. B lymphocytes may display a pro-tumoral role but can also be modulated to function as antigen presenting cells to T lymphocytes, capab...

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Main Authors: Renata Ariza Marques Rossetti, Noely Paula Cristina Lorenzi, Kaori Yokochi, Maria Beatriz Sartor de Faria Rosa, Luciana Benevides, Paulo Francisco Ramos Margarido, Edmund Chada Baracat, Jesus Paula Carvalho, Luisa Lina Villa, Ana Paula Lepique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6033398?pdf=render