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Cancer cells deliver a suppressive cargo

Tumor cells downregulate type I interferon responses through their delivery of immunomodulatory exosomes, which has implications for antiviral suppression in people with cancer.

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Takaoka, A. Cancer cells deliver a suppressive cargo. Nat Immunol 19, 207–208 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-018-0050-1

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