The innate immune system: A double-edged sword
Open Access
- 29 April 2025
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS Biology
- Vol. 23 (4) , e3003088
Abstract
Innate immunity serves as a crucial surveillance framework, but can be exploited to facilitate tumor progression. Two new PLOS Biology studies independently show how premalignant cells can exploit Toll-NF-κB signaling, in concert with oncogenic Ras, to enable unchecked growthKeywords
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