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A Critical Insulin TCR Contact Residue Selects High-Affinity and Pathogenic Insulin-Specific T Cells.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2020
Bettini Maria, Scavuzzo Marissa A, Liu Baoyu, Kolawole Elizabeth, Guo Lin, Evavold Brian D, Borowiak Malgorzata, Bettini Matthew L
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune-mediated disease that culminates in the targeted destruction of insulin-producing β-cells. CD4 responses in NOD mice are dominated by insulin epitope B:9-23 (InsB9-23) specificity, and mutation of the key T-cell receptor (TCR) contact residue within the epitope prevents diabetes development. However, it is not clear how insulin self-antigen controls the selection of autoimmune and...
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