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Hypo-active variant of IL-2 and associated decreased T cell activation contribute to impaired apoptosis in autoimmune prone MRL mice.
European journal of immunology - 1 Mar 2002
Choi Youngnim, Simon-Stoos Karen, Puck Jennifer M
Abstract excerpt
Apoptosis of activated lymphocytes is crucial to the maintenance of immune homeostasis and self-tolerance, as demonstrated by the well-known autoimmune MRL lpr mouse lacking the death receptor Fas. However, even MRL+/+ activated T cells have a resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis as compared to T cells from the non-autoimmune FVB/N strain. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying these strain...
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