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Crystal structure of the B7-1/CTLA-4 complex that inhibits human immune responses.
Nature - 29 Mar 2001
Stamper C C, Zhang Y, Tobin J F, Erbe D V, Ikemizu S, Davis S J, Stahl M L, Seehra J, Somers W S, Mosyak L
Abstract excerpt
Optimal immune responses require both an antigen-specific and a co-stimulatory signal. The shared ligands B7-1 and B7-2 on antigen-presenting cells deliver the co-stimulatory signal through CD28 and CTLA-4 on T cells. Signalling through CD28 augments the T-cell response, whereas CTLA-4 signalling...
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