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Opposing effects of CTLA4 insufficiency on regulatory versus conventional T cells in autoimmunity converge on effector memory in target tissue.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2014
Devarajan Priyadharshini, Miska Jason, Lui Jen Bon, Swieboda Dominika, Chen Zhibin
Abstract excerpt
Quantitative variations in CTLA4 expression, because of genetic polymorphisms, are associated with various human autoimmune conditions, including type 1 diabetes (T1D). Extensive studies have demonstrated that CTLA4 is not only essential for the suppressive role of regulatory T cells (T(reg)) but also required for intrinsic control of conventional T (T(conv)) cells. We report that a modest insufficiency of CTLA4...
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