Lymphocytes rearrange, edit and revise their antigen receptors to be useful yet safe

被引:37
作者
Fink, PJ [1 ]
McMahan, CJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Immunol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 2000年 / 21卷 / 11期
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10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01734-5
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Pamela Fink and Catherine McMahan discuss how B and T cells test for useful antigen receptors and weed out potentially harmful ones, with special attention paid to T-cell receptor revision, a newly described mechanism by which mature T cells can maintain self tolerance.
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页码:561 / 566
页数:6
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