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Molecular variations in Th1-specific cell surface gene Tim-3.
Experimental & molecular medicine - 30 Jun 2004
Chae Soo-Cheon, Song Ju-Hee, Pounsambath Pann, Yuan Hai-Ying, Lee Jae-Hoon, Kim Jeong-Joong, Lee Yong-Chul, Chung Hun-Taeg
Abstract excerpt
The family of T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain (TIM) proteins is identified to be expressed on T cells. A member of Tim family, Tim-3 (T cell immunoglobulin mucin 3) is selectively expressed on the surface of differentiated Th1 cells. Tim-3 might have an important role in the induction of autoimmune diseases by regulating macrophage activation and interacts with Tim-3 ligand to regulate Th1...
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