Channelling potassium to fight cancer

K. George Chandy () and Raymond S. Norton ()
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K. George Chandy: K. George Chandy is in the Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Infection and Immunity Theme, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 636921 Singapore.
Raymond S. Norton: Raymond S. Norton is in Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville 3052, Australia.

Nature, 2016, vol. 537, issue 7621, 497-499

Abstract: Potassium released from dying tumour cells has now been found to suppress the activity of T cells of the immune system. Enhancing the removal of potassium from T cells restores their ability to attack cancer. See Letter p.539

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nature19467

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