Chaperoning tumour antigens into the immune system.
1996
C Featherstone
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D006360
Heat-Shock Proteins
Proteins which are synthesized in eukaryotic organisms and bacteria in response to hyperthermia and other environmental stresses. They increase thermal tolerance and perform functions essential to cell survival under these conditions.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000951
Antigens, Neoplasm
Proteins, glycoprotein, or lipoprotein moieties on surfaces of tumor cells that are usually identified by monoclonal antibodies. Many of these are of either embryonic or viral origin.
Vaccines or candidate vaccines designed to prevent or treat cancer. Vaccines are produced using the patient's own whole tumor cells as the source of antigens, or using tumor-specific antigens, often recombinantly produced.
Cancer Vaccine,Neoplasm Vaccines,Tumor Vaccine,Tumor Vaccines,Vaccines, Cancer,Vaccines, Neoplasm,Vaccines, Tumor,Vaccine, Cancer,Vaccine, Tumor