CD39contributestoimmuneregulationthroughthehydrolysisofATPtoAMPintheratelimitingstepofextracellularadenosineproduction.CD39isexpressedonthesurfaceofmultiplecellsoftheimmunesystemincludingT-cells,Naturalkillercells,B-cells,dendriticcellsandmacrophages.Inaddition,highlevelsofCD39expressionhavebeenassociatedwiththetumormicroenvironment(TME).ResearchaimedatreducingimmunosuppressionbyCD39activityhasresultedinthestudyofasmallmoleculeinhibitor,POM1,andmultipleanti-CD39antibodiesselectedforblockingenzymaticactivity ordecreasingCD39expression.
COMPONENTS:
Antonioli,L.,etal.,TrendsinCancer,Vol.2,No.2,95-109.
ApplicationReference(s):
1. Membraneparticlesgeneratedfrommesenchymalstromalcellsmodulateimmuneresponsesbyselectivetargetingofpro-inflammatorymonocytes(2017)
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