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Proteasome immunosubunits protect against the development of CD8 T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2011
Zaiss Dietmar M W, Bekker Cornelis P J, Gröne Andrea, Lie Benedicte A, Sijts Alice J A M
Abstract excerpt
Exposure of cells to inflammatory cytokines induces the expression of three proteasome immunosubunits, two of which are encoded in the MHC class II region. The induced subunits replace their constitutive homologs in newly formed "so-called" immunoproteasomes. Immunosubunit incorporation enhances the proteasome's proteolytic activity and modifies the proteasome's cleavage-site preferences, which improves the...
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