T-cell Differentiation: MHC Class I's Sweet Tooth Lost on Maturity

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  • Nicholas R.J. Gascoigne
چکیده

The addition of sialic acid to O-linked glycans of the T-cell co-receptor CD8 is regulated during thymocyte differentiation. Two recent papers have shown that this glycosylation changes the avidity of the interaction between CD8 and MHC class I proteins, potentially altering signalling thresholds in thymocyte differentiation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002