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T cells lacking immunoproteasome subunits MECL-1 and LMP7 hyperproliferate in response to polyclonal mitogens.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Apr 2006
Caudill Christy M, Jayarapu Krupakar, Elenich Laura, Monaco John J, Colbert Robert A, Griffin Thomas A
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Immunoproteasomes comprise a specialized subset of proteasomes that is defined by the presence of three catalytic immunosubunits: LMP2, MECL-1 (LMP10), and LMP7. Proteasomes in general serve many cellular functions through protein degradation, whereas the specific function of immunoproteasomes ha...
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