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Subject: immune system
Category: Science
Asked by: drader14-ga
List Price: $2.00		 Posted: 10 Apr 2006 18:00 PDT
Expires: 10 May 2006 18:00 PDT
Question ID: 717599 
The immune system and apoptosis work together to kill cancer cells. 
What must the immune system utilize to turn on the genes for
apoptosis?
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Subject: Re: immune system
From: pforcelli-ga on 14 Apr 2006 09:15 PDT		  
Three key players:

TNF alpha and beta and FasL (fas ligand). TNF produced by Thelper
cells, Cytotoxic T cells, FasL


Problem is, many cancer cells have defects in the apoptotic pathway.
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