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Regulatory T cells and Foxp3.
Immunological reviews - 1 May 2011
Rudensky Alexander Y
Abstract excerpt
Regulatory T (Treg) cells play central role in regulation of immune responses to self-antigens, allergens, and commensal microbiota as well as immune responses to infectious agents and tumors. Transcriptional factor Foxp3 serves as a lineage specification factor of Treg cells. Paucity of Treg cells due to loss-of-function mutations of the Foxp3 gene is responsible for highly aggressive, fatal, systemic...
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