1. Immunology: how do T cells recognize antigen?
- Author
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Choudhuri K, Kearney A, Bakker TR, and van der Merwe PA
- Subjects
- Antigens metabolism, Humans, Major Histocompatibility Complex immunology, Antigens immunology, Immunity, Cellular immunology, Models, Immunological, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell metabolism, Signal Transduction immunology, T-Lymphocytes immunology
- Abstract
T cells recognize small fragments of microorganisms (antigens) on the surface of other cells using T cell antigen receptors. The mechanism by which these receptors signal into T cells is controversial, but two recent studies provide important new clues.
- Published
- 2005
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