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New insights on T-cell self-tolerance.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Apr 2020
Yi Jaeu, Kawabe Takeshi, Sprent Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
Self-tolerance of T cells is maintained by a combination of thymic negative selection and suppression by T regulatory cells (Tregs); both processes are driven by recognition of self MHC ligands. Treg function ensures that most T cells remain quiescent as naïve cells, but enables some T cells to proliferate and differentiate into cells with a memory phenotype (MP). In this review, we discuss how Tregs shape this...
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