A one-way street recognition approach to mediate allogeneic immune cell therapies

CD54 and CD58 are adhesion proteins that mediate efficient immune synapse formation. Hammer et al. now show that the abrogation of these molecules in T and NK cells prevents their immune rejection while maintaining their effector function. These findings should significantly help advance our efforts to generate “off-the-shelf” allogeneic products. CD54 and CD58 are adhesion proteins that mediate efficient immune synapse formation. Hammer et al. now show that the abrogation of these molecules in T and NK cells prevents their immune rejection while maintaining their effector function. These findings should significantly help advance our efforts to generate “off-the-shelf” allogeneic products.