Configuration-dependent Presentation of Multivalent IL-15:IL-15Rα Enhances the Antigen-specific T Cell Response and Anti-tumor Immunity*
Hong E, Usiskin IM, Bergamaschi C, Hanlon DJ, Edelson RL, Justesen S, Pavlakis GN, Flavell RA, Fahmy TM. Configuration-dependent Presentation of Multivalent IL-15:IL-15Rα Enhances the Antigen-specific T Cell Response and Anti-tumor Immunity*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2015, 291: 8931-8950. PMID: 26719339, PMCID: PMC4861462, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.695304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesArtificial antigen-presenting cellsDendritic cellsIL-15Antigen-presenting cellsIL-15RαCell responsesAntigen-specific T cell responsesAntigen-processing dendritic cellsMaximal T cell responsesAnti-tumor immunitySame dendritic cellOptimal immune responseIL-15 functionsMechanism of actionIL-2Antigen deliveryImmune responseDC surfaceParacrine fashionTumor progressionMurine melanomaCellular mechanismsAggressive modelEnhanced potency