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Perforin-dependent apoptosis functionally compensates Fas deficiency in activation-induced cell death of human T lymphocytes.
Blood - 15 Dec 2007
Mateo Véronique, Ménager Michael, de Saint-Basile Geneviève, Stolzenberg Marie-Claude, Roquelaure Bertrand, André Nicolas, Florkin Benoit, le Deist Françoise, Picard Capucine, Fischer Alain, Rieux-Laucat Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
Activation-induced cell death (AICD) is involved in peripheral tolerance by controlling the expansion of repeatedly stimulated T cells via an apoptotic Fas (CD95; APO-1)-dependent pathway. The TNFRSF-6 gene encoding Fas is mutated in children suffering from autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS), which is characterized by lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity. We examined AICD in Fas-deficient T cells from...
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