Building an immune synapse
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EnABLing the immune synapse
The immune synapse (IS) forms in response to antigen presentation and T-cell receptor engagement. Following stimulation, components critical for transmitting the activation signal downstream assemble and orchestrate the events required for proper T-cell response. One key step in this process involves reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and formation of actin-rich signaling complexes.1 This...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Immunology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1529-2908,1529-2916
DOI: 10.1038/ni.2411