Molecular recognition of gangliosides and their potential for cancer immunotherapies

Gangliosides are sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids expressed on all vertebrate cells. They are primarily positioned in the plasma membrane, with the ceramide part anchored in the membrane and the glycan part exposed on the surface of the cell. These lipids have highly diverse structures, not...

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Main Authors: Ute eKrengel, Paula A Bousquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00325/full