The CAR T cell is blue and is releasing molecules (purple) that perforate the membrane of the cancer cell (green). Enzymes (pink) that kill the cancer cell enter through the pores. The T cell recognizes the cancer cell through a chimeric antigen receptor designed to bind to a protein that is present on the surface of the cancer cells. [Credit: PDB-101, Molecule of the Month: https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/214]
Read more:
N. R. Gough, Fighting Cancer with the Immune System: Lessons from CAR T Cell Therapy. BioSerendipity (15 May 2017). https://www.bioserendipity.com/lessons-from-car-t-cell-therapy/https://www.bioserendipity.com/lessons-from-car-t-cell-therapy/