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The mutant leucine-zipper domain impairs both dimerization and suppressive function of Foxp3 in T cells.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Jun 2006
Chae Wook-Jin, Henegariu Octavian, Lee Sang-Kyou, Bothwell Alfred L M
Abstract excerpt
Regulatory T cells that express the Foxp3 transcription factor play important roles in preventing autoimmune diseases. Although several studies have demonstrated that the lack of the forkhead DNA-binding domain of Foxp3 caused severe autoimmune disease in scurfy mutant mice, the other functional...
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