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ReviewCells2026

MHC Class II and Beyond: Complex Role of CD74 in Cancer.

Joanna Bandola-Simon, Paul A Roche

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Review in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Joanna Bandola-SimonExperimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4908-7384
Paul A RocheExperimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8949-9172

Funding

Intramural Research Program of the NIH N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invariant chain, also known as CD74 when expressed on the plasma membrane, is classically recognized for its role in Major Histocompatibility Complex class II molecule assembly, trafficking, and peptide loading in professional antigen presenting cells. However, recent studies implicate CD74 as a broader regulator of tumor-immune interactions, modulating antigen presentation, cytokine signaling, and immune evasion across diverse cancers. This review synthesizes emerging evidence that CD74 functions as a "master regulator" of antigen presentation in cancer, integrating its canonical chaperone role with its noncanonical role in transcription regulation and in signaling via macrophage migration inhibitory factor. We explore how tumor microenvironmental contexts redefine CD74 biology, influencing antitumor immunity and therapeutic outcomes.

Indexed as

Antigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteHistocompatibility Antigens Class IINeoplasmsAnimalsAntigen PresentationHumansSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIinvariant chainantigen presentationcancerCD74immunotherapyinvariant chainMHC class IIMIF

Identifiers

PMID41597203
PMCPMC12839943

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