T cells bite the hand that feeds them

David C. Tscharke*, Jonathan W. Yewdell

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

T cells are recruited into the battle against pathogens by interaction with professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs). A new study shows that this recruitment phase is short and terminates when newly activated T cells kill the activating APCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)647-648
Number of pages2
JournalNature Medicine
Volume9
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2003
Externally publishedYes

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