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TACItly changing tunes: farewell to a yin and yang of BAFF receptor and TACI in humoral immunity? New genetic defects in common variable immunodeficiency.
Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Dec 2005
Salzer Ulrich, Grimbacher Bodo
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The complex system of the tumour necrosis factor ligands BAFF and APRIL and their three receptors BCMA, TACI and BAFF receptor and its role in B-cell development and function is the objective of extensive research. Whereas the importance of BAFF/BAFF receptor interactions for B-cell survival could be clearly demonstrated, TACI is believed to counteract BAFF activity as a negative regulator in...
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