Reposted by Cancer Research and Therapy
Ever wonder if the innate immune system protects against cancer in premalignancy? My lab reports that the inflammasome in bone marrow stroma suppresses Ras in preleukemic stem cells restraining lymphomagenesis.
Happy to share here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A stromal inflammasome Ras safeguard against Myc-driven lymphomagenesis - Nature Immunology
Blander and colleagues report a homeostatic regulatory effect played by inflammasomes in the bone marrow stromal compartment that suppresses premalignant stages of lymphomagenesis.