Bcl-2: Live and let die

Oncoimmunology. 2012 Aug 1;1(5):749-750. doi: 10.4161/onci.19536.

Abstract

Recent findings from our laboratory provide the first indication that overexpression of Bcl-2 in Eµ-myc transgenic cells enhances tumor immunosurveillance by inducing NKG2D ligands. Initial evidence suggests that this model is relevant to human patients. Thus, antitumor therapies that target Bcl-2 harbor the risk of reducing tumor immunogenicity.