This mortality rate allows us to determine whether mortality increases with age, decreases with age, or is independent of age

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Neoantigens are self-antigens generated by tumor cells because of genomic mutations, also derive from unique proteins or peptides produced by dysregulated RNA splicing and disordered post-translational protein modification

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Most tumor cells,express MHC class I molecules on their surface, cytotoxic T cells can directly recognize tumor cells expressing neo-antigens.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Cytotoxic T cells release granules containing the proteins perforin and granzyme-B

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perforins punch holes in the endocytic vesicle membrane, allowing granzymes to enter the cytoplasm

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Granzymes are serine proteases and cleave and activate

apoptotic molecules within the target cells, causing programmed cell death.