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July 31, 2025

CAR T cell cytotoxic responses are rapidly generated and sensitive to the unligated TCR

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KSKevin L. ScruddersSSSuriya SelvarajanKRKenneth Rodriguez-Lopez

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Overview

Experimental insights show that car t cells rapidly respond to tumor cells, indicating crosstalk with the tcr affects cytotoxicity and toxicity.

Key Points

  • CAR T cells exhibit rapid cytotoxic responses underpinned by few critical binding interactions with tumors.
  • Disruption of the unligated TCR significantly dampens CAR T cell activation, highlighting crosstalk importance.
  • Sensitive measurement of binding interactions demonstrates the potential for polarized lytic granule delivery during tumor targeting.
  • Effective CAR T cell therapy will require innovative strategies to optimize binding event integration and reduce toxicity.

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Scrudders et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0c65e6551bb0af8cf85ahttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.25.666844
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