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. 2021 Aug 20;12:465. doi: 10.1186/s13287-021-02420-8

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Different generations of CAR T cells. CAR signaling and applications are updated with each new generation. The first generation consists of an intracellular domain (CD3ζ chain), the second generation of CAR T cells has been composed of the addition of CD28 to CD3 as co-stimulatory molecules. In the third generation of CAR T cells, OX-40, a second co-stimulatory molecule, has been added. In the fourth generation, NFAT has been added to the induction of cassette containing the IL-12 gene promoter. NFAT, nuclear factor of activated T cells