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Open AccessThe REGγ-proteasome forms a regulatory circuit with IκBɛ and NFκB in experimental colitis
Increasing incidence of inflammatory bowel disorders demands a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying its multifactorial aetiology. Here we demonstrate that mice deficient for REGγ, a prot...
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Alternative pathways for the selection of antigen-specific peripheral T cells
IN the thymus, maturing lymphocytes receive activation signals mediated by the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) that either promote clonal survival (positive selection) or induce apoptosis (negative selection). T...
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Hypermutation in T cells questioned
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Locus-specific somatic hypermutation in germinal centre T cells
SOMATIC hypermutation and affinity-driven selection of active immunoglobulin genes occur in germinal centres (GCs), resulting in the generation of high-affinity memory B cells1–3. In contrast, T lymphocytes do no...