The sialic shield of leukemia cells - PubMed
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- #sialic acid
- #immune evasion
- #leukemia
- Sialylated proteins form a protective coat on leukemia cells.
- This sialic shield inhibits antileukemic immune responses.
- The research focuses on sialylated CD43 as a glyco-immune barrier.
- The study was published in Science in 2026.
- Findings highlight a mechanism that leukemia cells use to evade immune destruction.