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T cell affinity regulates asymmetric division, effector cell differentiation, and tissue pathology.
Immunity - 19 Oct 2012
King Carolyn G, Koehli Sabrina, Hausmann Barbara, Schmaler Mathias, Zehn Dietmar, Palmer Ed
Abstract excerpt
The strength of interactions between T cell receptors and the peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) directly modulates T cell fitness, clonal expansion, and acquisition of effector properties. Here we show that asymmetric T cell division is an important mechanistic link between increased signal strength, effector differentiation, and the ability to induce tissue pathology. Recognition of pMHC above a...
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