Codificación universal del antígeno de la activación de las células T a partir de la dinámica de citoquinas de alta

Sooraj R Achar1, François X P Bourassa2, Thomas J Rademaker2

  • 1Immunodynamics Group, Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 19, 2022
PubMed
Resumen

Desarrollamos un nuevo método usando el aprendizaje automático y la robótica para modelar la activación de células T. Este marco de "codificación de antígenos" ayuda a comprender las respuestas inmunes y a optimizar las inmunoterapias.

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