Treg cells: guardians for life (original) (raw)

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Regulatory T cells expressing the transcription factor Foxp3 are known to control autoreactivity during and subsequent to the development of the peripheral immune system. New evidence emphasizes the fact that those cells are constant and powerful guardians against the state of 'horror autotoxicus'.

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Figure 1: Treg cells control lympho-myeloid cell proliferation in adults.

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  1. Section on Immunology and Immunogenetics, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA
    Jonathan A Hill, Christophe Benoist & Diane Mathis

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Hill, J., Benoist, C. & Mathis, D. Treg cells: guardians for life.Nat Immunol 8, 124–125 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0207-124

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