Dr. Wilfred Jefferies unveils role of transporters associated with antigen processing (TAP) as an immune surveillance for cancer

 In a research paper published in Nature Biotechnology, Dr. Wilfred Jefferies discovers a major class of tumors that lack expression of the transporters associated with antigen processing (TAP). Dr. Jefferies suggests that TAP should be considered for inclusion in cancer therapies as it is likely to provide a general method for increasing immune responses against tumors regardless of the antigenic complement of the tumor or the MHC haplotypes of the host.