Tyrosinase peptide

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009004",
  "term": "Tyrosinase peptide",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A protein that is made from tumor cells and is used in a vaccine against melanoma. A tyrosinase peptide vaccine may stimulate the body's immune system to find and kill melanoma cells.",
    "One of a number of recombinant peptides consisting of amino acid residues of the enzyme tyrosinase, a protein frequently expressed by melanoma cells. Vaccination with tyrosinase peptide may stimulate cytotoxic T lymphocyte response against tyrosinase-expressing tumor cells, resulting in decreased tumor growth."
  ],
  "abbreviation": "TYRP",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tyrosinase-peptide/"
}